Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

This arrangement was made clear to all officers and soldiers.

Su Fei confronted the battalion commander, who then told the platoon leader and squad leader, who then told the soldiers, so that every soldier would understand the battle plan, what they should do, what the enemy might do, and how they could win.

Doing so involves certain risks. It would be dangerous if any soldier deserted or even voluntarily surrendered to the Japanese and puppet troops in order to gain some benefits and sell military intelligence.

Just in case, Su Fei reminded everyone to supervise each other, because once the intelligence is leaked, our army will be wiped out and no one will survive. We are brothers tied together.

A class is divided into three groups, and the group leaders and members supervise each other and keep a close eye on them.

All that was left was to hide in various positions and wait for the arrival of the Japanese army.

Su Fei was still unable to calm down, so he sent officers and soldiers from the division headquarters to change into plain clothes and go to the surrounding villages to mobilize people.

Instead of asking the villagers to help, they asked them to leave: "Go away! Bandits are coming from over there. Their leader is called Yi Sao Guang. Wherever they go, they bully men and women. They are committing all kinds of evil. Go away!"

"I heard that Japanese soldiers were going to pass through here, and they said they wanted to capture a thousand comfort women!"

Through fraud, as many villagers as possible were forced to leave here to prevent them from accidentally leaking military intelligence and being harmed in the war.

what?

The villagers were terrified. Saving their lives was the most important thing, so they fled in all directions with all their dry food.

This area is a marginal region, a no-man's land. The villagers can only govern themselves and elect several village chiefs to be responsible for connecting with various forces. However, it is unreasonable for bandits and Japanese troops to suddenly capture comfort women. They must leave quickly.

Not only that, these plainclothes officers also looked for village chiefs and baojia heads, directly kidnapped them into the army, and temporarily detained them as hostages.

As for whether the news will leak out, that is a matter of chance.

Su Fei's troops have done everything to the extreme.

Two days later, one morning, the moon set and the crows cried.

More than ten Japanese cavalrymen had already opened up some distance and passed the first ambush circle. Then, more than a thousand meters later, the Japanese infantrymen rode trucks to clear the way and led the other troops forward.

Cavalry, infantry, baggage soldiers, engineers, signalmen, medical personnel, equipment, and draft horses pulling artillery carriages followed behind.

When Su Fei saw the enemy through the telescope, he felt relieved.

finally come.

Finally, I judged that there was no real mistake.

The biggest danger of an ambush in advance like this is that the enemy will temporarily change their marching route and pass by from another direction, leaving you empty-handed. The biggest danger is that the news will leak out and the Japanese army will come to encircle you!

The Japanese soldiers walked quite peacefully and swaggeringly, swaying sleepily on trucks and on horseback, with cavalry in front leading the way and cavalry in the back providing protection.

The Japanese army marched in a huge column of about 8,000 people. The column was as wide as possible, with soldiers and cavalry walking on both sides of the road, which was five or six miles long.

This is a powerful Japanese army unit, equivalent to a brigade!

The logistics troops and mountain artillery regiments accounted for the majority, with more than 3,000 people each, totaling more than 6,000 people. The engineering regiment had nearly 1,000 people, the cavalry battalion had more than 300 people, and the communications, health hospital and other troops had hundreds of people.

Su Fei's troops in ambush were very nervous.

Su Fei was also very nervous.

Any small mistake, or the Japanese cavalry's careful inspection and discovery of the ambush, would completely destroy the ambush battle plan.

Staring at the pocket watch, Su Fei's heart was pounding.

Time goes so slowly.

Ticking away the seconds.

The first battalion of the first regiment of Su Fei's troops in the first ambush circle were actually very calm.

After following Su Fei to fight, he was sure to win every battle and was full of confidence.

Watching the Japanese vanguard passing by, followed by a large number of baggage soldiers, trucks, horse-drawn carriages, engineers, etc., passing by in a width of more than ten meters, the battalion commanders and company commanders all felt their adrenaline surge.

Finally, the battalion commander and deputy battalion commander felt the time was right and fired the first shot.

At the same time, the bugler immediately blew a loud military bugle call.

More than 20 machine guns started firing instantly!

Crossfire, like a sickle spitting out flames, sliced ​​the Japanese army repeatedly, sweeping away a large area.

More than 300 rifles were accurately aimed at the Japanese targets 300 meters away before pulling the trigger.

Make sure to kill one person with every shot, and never miss.

The second shot is different, just look at the enemy and shoot.

8 machine guns fired fiercely and bombed!

Specialized in attacking Japanese trucks and horse-drawn carriages.

25 grenade launchers also fired fiercely, blasting grenades into the densely packed Japanese troops on the road.

A large number of Japanese soldiers fell down in an instant.

Within three to five seconds, more than 300 Japanese soldiers were killed and more than 300 were injured.

The Japanese soldiers who were not hit also jumped off the cars, crawled on the ground and fired in this direction.

The Japanese army had excellent combat qualities. They quickly found the direction and fired at the ambush troops.

Almost the moment the gunshot was fired, the Japanese soldiers loaded bullets into their guns and turned on the safety.

After a brief half-minute battle, the Japanese army charged from the south near the road, encircled and fired.

The Japanese army immediately set up their grenade launchers and mortars, installed shells for bombing, and the machine gun fire points fired crazily.

The Japanese soldiers were enraged and screamed and cursed while shooting.

When the Japanese army rushed forward frantically and moved southward like a tide, Su Fei's officers and soldiers in the south detonated the mines.

Some are trigger mines, and some are chain mines.

More than 500 mines exploded one after another, blowing away large numbers of Japanese soldiers, killing them, and injuring them.

At this time, the 100 Su Fei soldiers who were ambushing in the north also launched a surprise attack.

Aim at the enemy's back and shoot, almost like shooting him from behind.

Their first shot was aimed at accuracy, ensuring that they would hit a Japanese soldier.

Not to mention that the Japanese's Saka-style bullets have little killing power. As long as they can hit the target, they can cause casualties among Japanese soldiers and drag down the enemy.

Five light machine guns and several grenade launchers also strafed and bombed the dense crowd of Japanese troops from behind.

Second ambush!

This kind of ambush is very satisfying!

The Japanese had no suspicion of this side at all and swarmed to attack the south. The sudden shooting here caused more than 100 casualties to the Japanese army in an instant.

After their machine guns ran out of bullets and their rifles used up five rounds of bullets, they began to retreat!

The bugle call began to sound from the north, and then the troops moved to both sides, passed through the communication trench in a curve, and came out after a distance to shoot and provide cover in echelons.

After running about a thousand meters, he turned and fled to the west.

The 8 machine guns and some empty grenade launchers on the position were all thrown to the ground and discarded!

The goal is to create the impression that the ambushed nationalist troops are also fleeing in panic.

The Japanese officers charged forward, waving their sabers and cursing loudly. The cavalry did not dare to pursue them because there were many trenches there and the horses could easily step on empty air and get into trouble.

As there are not many quick maneuvers, protecting the core of the headquarters is the top priority.

The Japanese infantry chased and pursued, finally heading west.

The retreating first battalion turned back to fight back while retreating.

At the ambush site, more than 600 Japanese soldiers were killed, more than 500 were seriously injured, and more than 500 were injured and lost their combat effectiveness.

Su Fei's First Battalion of the First Regiment also left behind more than 50 heroic bodies and more than 20 wounded soldiers who were unable to retreat and fought until the last moment.

On the way of retreat, their casualties were even greater.

The Japanese army gained the upper hand!

Moreover, the Japanese vanguard troops also launched an interception.

In desperation, and also according to the plan, the infantry battalion retreated diagonally to the distance.

Left the main road.

In the fighting on the retreat route, nearly 300 of the 500 officers and soldiers of the First Battalion were evacuated safely, and dozens of them were injured.

Many Japanese soldiers were also killed or wounded.

The first battalion got off to a good start and basically achieved Su Fei's tactical goal.

Kill a large number of enemies and provoke them.

The Japanese army did not pursue too far.

Although the fleeing Chinese army had abandoned 8 machine guns and more than 20 grenade launchers, they still had more than 20 machine guns. They often stopped suddenly and swept wildly from behind ravines and thorns.

The Japanese army was pursuing infantry, and the battle was urgent. They only had rifles and light machine guns, and were unable to effectively suppress them.

The Japanese army could only gather its troops, clean up the scene, and rescue the wounded.

In the eyes of the Japanese division commander, several regiment commanders, and division chief of staff, the Chinese army's ambush ended here.

Another ambush was no longer possible. The Japanese army was fully prepared for battle and was extremely vigilant.

The vanguard began to advance.

The cavalry also spread out to expand the alert and search area.

Even so, after reaching five miles, they were suddenly attacked.

This time, the scale was much smaller. The Japanese search cavalry squad was the victim. They were advancing in reconnaissance when suddenly, a volley of gunfire was heard from the front!

More than 200 rifles fired accurately, 5 light machine guns, 5 grenade launchers, strafing and bombing.

The 55-member Japanese search cavalry squad was almost wiped out.

The infantry squad following closely behind and the 1st Squadron of the Japanese Engineer Regiment driving trucks to clear the road also suffered.

In just half a minute, more than 160 Japanese soldiers were killed and 100 were injured.

A Japanese squadron and two squads disappeared again!

This time, the Japanese army's front search force was far away from the main force. The advantage was that the main force was safe, but the disadvantage was that they could not catch up in time.

A battalion of Su Fei's troops ambushed here actually rushed forward quickly, snatched weapons and ammunition from the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, as well as some horses, and retreated safely to the west.

The Japanese army was furious.

Send out troops to pursue immediately.

The main force had just begun to move when it was forced to stop.

Su Fei's troops at the second ambush point successfully escaped to the west.

When the Japanese army came after them, the commander, the captain of the engineering regiment, flew into a rage and said, "The Chinese army can't escape. Chase them and kill them all. Don't spare a single one."

About 900 Japanese officers and soldiers formed a wide front of more than 300 meters and gave chase!

It is mainly composed of infantry and engineers, but also has logistics troops.

Because of extreme anger, some Japanese soldiers did not even have rifles, but carried pistols or sabers.

Some engineers even used engineer shovels.

The pursuit lasted more than five miles.

Major Kudo Takui, commander of the Japanese engineering corps, was already out of breath, but he insisted on charging and shouting loudly until his voice became hoarse.

The status of engineers in the Japanese army was very low, only slightly better than that of logistics troops. However, if we abandon the contempt chain of individual soldiers, in terms of the status of the regiment, with more than 700 to 1,000 soldiers, they were far inferior to the logistics regiment!

The regiment commander is a major, while the quartermaster is a colonel, or at least a lieutenant colonel.

In order to prove himself and show his ability, hoping to infiltrate the infantry regiment after the war, Kudo Takui forbade the soldiers to rest and insisted on pursuing.

The 2500-meter distance and intense running consumed a lot of the Japanese soldiers' physical strength, endurance, and mental energy.

Some Japanese soldiers were sweating profusely.

However, their physical fitness was better than that of the national army, so the distance between them gradually narrowed.

The Japanese army didn't know that this was part of Su Fei's plan.

The Japanese army was charging, when suddenly, strings of flames emerged from the left and right!

ambush!

The third ambush!

A battalion of Chinese troops, carrying more than 200 rifles, 5 light machine guns, and 5 grenade launchers, launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's physical fitness has declined, their battle formations are no longer sophisticated, and some enemies are crowded together.

The Japanese army's attention was all on the west, so they didn't think of this at all.

After a burst of fierce shooting, more than 600 Japanese soldiers fell.

This time, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses!

Even the commander, Major Kudo Takui, was hit in the face and fell to the ground seriously injured.

When the ambushes were launched from both sides, Su Fei's troops who were fleeing in the west stopped and fled, and all stopped to shoot.

In the end, the Japanese army suffered more than 750 casualties, and the remaining more than 100 people hid behind natural ravines and obstacles.

Avoid?

A battalion counterattacking from the west immediately launched a countercharge.

The two battalions joined forces to strangle the Japanese army.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese army had no choice but to retreat eastward in a hurry.

The two battalions quickly picked up a large number of weapons and ammunition discarded by the Japanese army, including more than 10 machine guns and some grenade launchers.

The third ambush was the best, with only more than 40 casualties among the ambush battalion.

Because a battalion that fled westward completely attracted the attention of the Japanese army, the Japanese army was not on guard at all.

Then they retreated.

The Japanese army was furious!

A force of more than a thousand people was immediately formed, carrying a large number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, 5 tanks, 6 armored vehicles, and composed of infantry and logistics troops, to reinforce the west.

When they arrived at the scene of the tragedy, they were stunned.

There are corpses everywhere.

Some seriously wounded Japanese officers and soldiers were twisting and grimacing in a pool of blood, making low pig-like squeals.

That's horrible!

It's too awful.

Many Japanese officers and soldiers burst into tears on the spot. One soldier, so excited that he swung his sword wildly to vent his emotions, actually hacked a nearby Japanese soldier to death!

This time, the Japanese commander was the division chief of staff, and he was furious.

It wasn't just the troops who suffered heavy losses.

It's not just the Chinese army that's ambushing without honorable ethics.

Not only was the Chinese army shameless, they also ambushed three times in a row.

What’s more important is that they actually ran away!

Hit and run?

Taking advantage of others and running away without giving you a chance to fight back?

Ah ah ah ah ah.

Chief of Staff Colonel Fujisawa Shushin was so anxious that his heart was bleeding. He looked to the west through a telescope and found that the Chinese army was rushing towards a big river.

The sparkling east bank of the Tang River.

"Hahaha, God help me, you're done, Chinese! I'm not afraid of your last stand! Kill them!"

A troop of more than 1,500 people used swarm tactics and swept in!

They wanted to catch up with the Chinese army and destroy them all by the river.

He didn't know that Su Fei's troops were using the real swarm tactics, the bee sting tactics, which would sting you hard and then fly away.

Su Fei knew the history of the Junggar War in the Qing Dynasty and knew that a famous Junggar general used cavalry to deal with the famous Qing general Yue Zhongqi and gained an advantage!