Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

The Japanese army's attacks began one after another, all of which were tentative.

There were Japanese troops all around, completely surrounding the area.

An hour later, the Japanese ground exploratory attack ended.

The two sides fought, and about a hundred people were killed or wounded.

The scale is very small.

The Japanese army did not gain any advantage.

At eight o'clock in the morning, a large flock of black crows flew over, and the air was filled with the dull sound of airplane engines.

On the Japanese position, officers and soldiers let out crazy shouts.

"Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb the Chinese to death, bomb them all!"

"Hehe, there will be a good show to watch soon. When they are almost blown up, we will go and collect the bodies."

45 bombers flew over Wan County and immediately bombed it.

Large numbers of aerial bombs, large and small, fell like raindrops on the heads and positions of Su Fei's troops below.

There are giant 250-pound bombs, small and medium-sized bombs, white phosphorus bombs and incendiary bombs, as well as cluster bombs for dealing with infantry.

The battlefield was a sea of ​​fire.

The smoke and dust rolled up and swirled up for hundreds of meters!

All the houses in the county were set on fire, and flames and smoke enveloped the entire county.

After the bombing, the Japanese army carried out intensive strafing on the positions outside the city.

The bombing lasted for a full hour, after which the Japanese planes flew away tiredly.

Just as they left, a second wave of planes arrived. 60 of them.

Crazy, crazy.

Not to mention others, even the Japanese army did not expect that so many planes would be dispatched for bombing this time.

The commander of the 110th Division was killed, a division-level unit and an infantry regiment were killed, more than 10,000 people were killed, it was a terrible defeat, how could the Japanese army not take revenge?

The Japanese army launched three rounds of bombing and dropped countless bombs.

The entire county town, extending 3 kilometers outward, was completely engulfed in flames.

After the bombing, the Japanese army mobilized artillery to carry out intensive bombing on the front-line and rear positions.

The mountain artillery battalions of the 108th and 133rd Brigades also carried out intensive bombing.

"Humph, this time, the Chinese army is finished."

"That Su Fei is also finished."

"With such a fierce flame, it would be unjust if they don't die now."

The Japanese officers and soldiers were all smiling.

Once the flames and explosions on the battlefield had mostly died down, they launched their charge.

Sure enough, they were unstoppable along the way, with basically no resistance, and their troops advanced for a thousand meters!

Seeing that the situation was so good, the Japanese army also relaxed.

The 140th Regiment on the western front launched a group charge, hoping to capture the county town in one fell swoop. "Kill them! Charge into the county town!"

A large infantry regiment of more than 3800 men charged together, stretching over 500 meters long and 500 meters wide.

They advanced another three thousand meters and approached the county town.

They were overjoyed to see the flames and silence in the county town.

Rush!

The Japs howled like wild beasts and rushed forward.

At this time, Su Fei and his officers were keeping a close eye on the enemy.

When the enemy bombed, the entire army hid in tunnels, air-raid shelters and artillery holes. Generally speaking, everyone was safe unless hit by the Japanese army's giant aerial bombs.

More than 30,000 people were killed in three rounds of bombing, more than 30 people were killed, more than 100 were injured, and many anti-artillery holes collapsed. If the Japanese knew about this, they would definitely commit suicide in anger.

This loss is minimal.

However, most of the frontline troops hid themselves as ordered.

Didn't the enemy explode? Did the dust seal the cave entrance?

whatever.

Waiting for news.

The Japanese army's large assault group has been targeted.

Su Fei ordered the artillery to take urgent action.

The mountain artillerymen pushed the cannons out of their hidden caves, removed the dust that was blocking them, and made various preparations.

The scouts observed and aimed. Soon, three mountain artillery battalions and a large number of mortars were aimed at the Japanese army.

Su Fei personally gave the order to shoot.

In an instant, the ground shook.

30 mountain guns, several infantry guns, and more than 30 mortars smashed down on the Japanese 140th Infantry Regiment.

The fastest is the mortar, which can fire up to 20 rounds per minute.

The power was so great that the sky was covered with snow, leaving the Japanese army with nowhere to escape.

The positions were bombed by the Japanese, and the natural appearance was changed. There were no natural hiding places, only some bomb craters.

The Sufei artillery continued the bombardment for ten minutes.

The 140th Regiment of the Japanese Army was surrounded by flames and explosions, and groups of Japanese soldiers flew into the sky.

Countless soldiers were torn to pieces by the air waves.

The flesh and blood body is extremely pitiful in front of the steel shells.

So, when the shelling started, the Japanese soldiers lay down to hide, and when the shelling ended, they immediately turned around and ran away.

There are less than a thousand people.

More than 2500 Japanese soldiers were killed by artillery shells.

The land was stained red with blood.

A fishy smell filled the air.

The Japanese army was in a state of panic, fearing that they would be covered by artillery fire again.

But what you fear will come to you.

Hidden observation posts in various places have reported the enemy situation to Su Fei in a timely manner using walkie-talkies.

Su Fei immediately gave the order to extend the artillery fire.

Gradually extend.

So, more than 200 artillery shells chased and bombed the Japanese, and this time the Japanese suffered even more.

One after another, the Japanese soldiers had no time to lie down before their bodies were pierced by the exploding shrapnel and bled profusely.

When the shelling stopped, there were less than 300 Japanese soldiers left, half of whom were wounded.

It's almost at the end of its rope.

The artillery fire completely stopped, and the remaining Japanese troops fled desperately.

At this time, countless heads appeared around them, and the black muzzles of rifles instantly turned them into sieves.

Those were the officers and soldiers lurking in the tunnels of the position.

In this way, the 140th Regiment of the 108th Brigade of the Japanese Army was completely wiped out.

In the rear, Major General Ishida, commander of the 108th Brigade of the Japanese Army, who witnessed the result with his own eyes, committed suicide by waving his sword.

During the same period, three other officers committed suicide, including Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Sakata.

More than a dozen second lieutenants and sergeants committed suicide.

They were completely desperate.

The 108th Brigade no longer exists.

Of the more than 8000 people in the brigade, only more than 300 medical soldiers, signalmen, staff officers, etc. are still alive, and there is no fighting at all.

Influenced by the suicide of the brigade commander and other officers, more than 100 members of the Japanese 108th Brigade committed suicide.

The brutality of the suicide shocked the Chinese soldiers and civilians observing on the front line.

The Japanese attack was temporarily stopped.

Su Fei's troops immediately dispatched personnel to seize all the weapons and ammunition left behind by the Japanese army on the position.

That’s quite a lot.

Unfortunately, some of the guns were damaged by the shells.

At this point, Su Fei's troops had completely wiped out two Japanese troops, totaling 16,000 people!

This is a purebred Japanese army.

This kind of victory is extremely remarkable.

During the rest period, Su Fei's troops quickly sorted out and repaired tunnels, anti-artillery holes, and air-raid shelters.

In order to prevent the enemy's new attack, Su Fei asked the military and civilians to take measures to prevent the enemy's poison gas bomb attacks.

The Japanese army also has troops in the west, Tsuda's 133rd Brigade.

However, under the threat of Su Fei's artillery fire, the troops were stationed outside the range of the mountain artillery.

13 miles away.

They built fortifications, adopted a defensive posture, and urgently sought help from their superiors.

He never dreamed of this result.

A normal Type B division has only more than 10,000 soldiers. Because they are going to participate in the war, they have strengthened their forces, which is equivalent to a Type A division.

Now, two-thirds of the troops were wiped out.

how could it be possible?

It's actually true.

Major General Tsuda didn't know what to do.

Deeply frightened, especially today, the 140th Regiment of the 108th Brigade was completely wiped out by Su Fei's troops in a single charge. This would have been impossible in the past.

An infantry regiment of the Imperial Army was wiped out in one go?

3800 people.

A regiment can easily defeat a division of the Chinese army!

Now, the Chinese army in the county town only has two regiments, 3000 people, and has suffered heavy casualties after the fierce battle. How could they swallow up the 140th Regiment in one fell swoop?

Even if they captured those cannons, how could they use them skillfully?

Ahhh.

Why is this so?

Major General Tsuda was in a state of panic, feeling that 13 miles was not safe yet, so he ordered a retreat of another 3 miles today.

Su Fei was at the command center in the county town, in a sturdy underground bunker.

The light illuminated the basement, and he felt overwhelmed.

History has been made.

An entire enemy infantry regiment was annihilated at one time, and through continuous fighting, two Japanese brigades were wiped out!

We only have 3000 people and rely entirely on the masses. The Chinese people are truly the best people in the world!

Now, should we continue to wait for the enemy to attack, or take the initiative?

After repeatedly assessing the risks, he decided that the large force would wait for the opportunity while the small force would take the initiative to attack!

If we just wait for the enemy to attack, we will lose the initiative.

He dispatched five mountain cannons and personally dismantled them and transported them to the frontline positions separately.

Here, it is only 2500 meters away from the Japanese army. The Japanese army has built a solid fortification group, trenches, bunkers, etc.

The mountain cannon was restored and installed on the position and hidden in the trench.

Observe the enemy situation.

We found that the enemy was very cautious and had completely entered a defensive state.

That's good!

Five mortars were mobilized from the rear and shells were also transported over.

All 10 guns are concealed.

Send infantry to attack in the direction of the enemy.

More than 300 men on the left and more than 300 men on the right formed a skirmish line and approached the enemy.

This was a test to observe the movements of the Japanese army.

These skirmish lines did not shoot directly at the enemy, but gradually approached the enemy, relying on the gullies in the fields, and dug some individual pits. They continued to advance and forced their way to 400 meters ahead of the Japanese position, shooting at the enemy.

This is to confuse the enemy.

Not only that, Su Fei also sent some troops forward with grenade launchers to shoot at the enemy.

Additional troops were dispatched, carrying two mortars, which were the early models of the Japanese army with a range of more than 1700 meters.

These soldiers and civilians were very brave and continued to attack the Japanese army with artillery fire.

The Japanese army was angry and continued to fight back.

Officers and soldiers on the front line also kept reporting on the Japanese army's fortifications and bunkers.

The so-called bunkers are also temporary firing points supported by wood and trucks.

Basically, we can clearly see the enemy's front-line firepower points.

Su Fei's artillery fire was arranged in a very scattered manner.

The first mountain cannon was used to clear the enemy's firepower point.

Under the guidance of frontline officers and soldiers, and guided by walkie-talkies, they successively eliminated eight Japanese firepower points, which were either machine guns, grenade launchers or machine guns.

After a while, a Japanese artillery shell flew over. It was an infantry gun, aimed directly at us and flew over our heads.

The artillery here retreated immediately.

The Japanese artillery bombarded for a long time.

At this time, the second mountain cannon started firing again, and after blowing up three Japanese fire points, the personnel were immediately evacuated.

The artillery fire from the Japanese front line was also captured, and the other mountain artillery of Su Fei's unit bombarded the enemy's exposed artillery fire.

Using dispersed and concealed artillery positions, Su Feijun eliminated all the firepower points in the enemy's front-line positions.

The infantry ground attack penetrated the enemy positions and captured the first line of defense.

Then came the artillery battle.

The artillery of both sides fought wits and courage and bombarded each other.

An hour later, three of the ten artillery pieces commanded by Su Fei were destroyed, and more than 50 officers and soldiers were killed or wounded.

However, the Japanese second line of defense was torn open again. Several strong firing points were blown up, and more than 30 Japanese machine gun firing points were eliminated, resulting in heavy losses.

Su Fei also discovered that the artillery fire of a Japanese brigade was very weak, mainly consisting of mortars and a few infantry guns, with only two mountain guns.

However, the Japanese artillerymen were all veterans and their shooting accuracy was very high.

On Su Fei's side, a distributed approach was used to reduce casualties, with soldiers taking turns attacking the enemy.

Two guns form a group and work together to attack the enemy.

Each gun fired a maximum of five rounds, and then the personnel were evacuated immediately. When the Japanese army began bombing, there were almost no casualties.

As soon as the Japanese bombarded, the other mortar began to counterattack the enemy artillery.

Attract the enemy and ambush the enemy artillery!

Relying on the advantage of artillery fire, after three hours of fierce fighting, Su Fei's artillery fire penetrated the firepower points on the Japanese army's third line of defense and killed and wounded more than 400 Japanese artillerymen.

Major General Tsuda, observing the situation from the rear, was extremely shocked: "The Chinese army's command is truly ingenious. It's a pity that our army has too few artillery pieces."

He was so anxious that he cried.

A division's mountain artillery is all directly under the command of the division headquarters, and now, they have become powerful weapons of the Chinese army.

After thoroughly understanding the Japanese army's firepower, Su Fei once again mobilized 10 artillery pieces to attack the enemy.

The range of mountain artillery is much longer than that of mortars. The Japanese army only has two mountain artillery pieces, and they were repeatedly targeted and attacked. From then on, they could only defend themselves.

Seeing that the situation was good, Su Fei mobilized another 5 mountain cannons.

In the end, 20 mountain guns, under the guidance of ground infantry, carried out precise strikes and penetrated the Japanese firepower points at a depth of two thousand meters.

The Japanese army had no choice but to retreat in tears.

In the afternoon, the Japanese army gradually retreated to the southwest bank of the Tang River.

Of course, Major General Tsuda will not give up easily. He hopes to lure out the main force of Su Fei's troops and fight a decisive battle in the wild. He will use the quality advantage of the troops to charge and turn defeat into victory.

Retreat in stages.

Su Fei received the information and the front-line infantry sent a message via walkie-talkie.

Su Fei was overjoyed.

Immediately order 20 mountain cannons to fire at the Japanese army.

More than 800 shells were fired in one breath.

The Japanese Tsuda Brigade's retreat backfired, resulting in the deaths of more than 1100 soldiers, an entire infantry battalion!

More than 800 people were injured.

Including the combat losses before the retreat, the 133rd Brigade of the Tsuda Brigade has lost 3000 people!