Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

He personally commanded the guards to come here and shoot at the Chinese army to the west across the Tang River.

"Mortars, fire, fire, fire!"

The Japanese army urgently mobilized mortars and bombarded the river bank on the other side.

The more than 600 Chinese troops on the west bank were unwilling to passively take the beating, so they bombarded the east bank with their own artillery fire and the artillery captured from the Japanese army.

"Brothers, our Division Commander Su said they've already killed over 10,000 Japanese soldiers from the 110th Division and routed their remaining troops. If we can stop these few Japanese soldiers, we can turn the entire 110th Division into pigs! None of us can let them go! Anyone who lets a single Japanese soldier go is a coward!"

Battalion Commander Duan Peng!

That's a tough guy.

This battalion is a special forces battalion!

The combat effectiveness is quite strong.

The fierce battle lasted for more than an hour.

From the east, Su Fei's troops rushed over like a tide.

More than 7,000 people.

The Japanese army also set up defense lines, fortifications and firing points, and launched fierce machine gun fire.

The special operations brigade to the west of Su Fei who was charging fell down like wheat being mowed!

They are just new recruits and ordinary people, and have never received real training.

Fortunately, the veterans had experience, and they were all platoon leaders and squad leaders, commanding machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars to fire at the Japanese and suppress the enemy.

Su Fei personally commanded the mortars and mountain artillery to bombard the enemy.

Japanese Major General Tsuda, who had been about to retreat, now became furious and brandished his sword, "Warriors of the Empire, for the honor of the 110th Division, fight to the end and never retreat."

Most of Duan Peng's battalion, plus more than 200 civilians, were killed, leaving only more than 150 people.

The Japanese army also suffered heavy casualties.

On both sides of the Tang River, people were crowded, bullets were making sharp hissing sounds, shells were exploding in the river and on the opposite bank, smoke and dust were billowing, and the wounded soldiers were screaming in pain.

There were corpses everywhere, mutilated wounded soldiers, and some broken hands and feet, still dripping with blood.

The crabs in the mud on the river bank were frightened and fled frantically, coming out of the water and their nests and crawling towards the river bank in dense crowds.

Various human bodies damaged by bullets and shells were bloody and horrible to look at.

The Japanese army fought desperately.

Not only did they engage in positional warfare, but they also launched a frenzied counterattack.

The Japanese army fought a desperate battle knowing that they would be defeated.

However, when they retreated, they abandoned a large number of heavy weapons. Now, they only have rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and few mortars.

When Su Fei's troops dispatched more than 30 mortars and 15 mountain cannons to the appropriate positions, the end of the Japanese army came.

Su Fei's main job is to command, but he doesn't like commanding. It is very difficult to have a macro grasp of such a large-scale battle. He is more eager to fight on the front line like a soldier.

He was not a senior commander.

Fortunately, he has some talent.

He mainly caught the artillery fire.

The bombardment of more than 50 mortars, mountain artillery and infantry guns turned the Japanese positions into ruins. One after another, Japanese firepower points were blown away and corpses were torn to pieces. Sometimes, many Japanese soldiers were directly swallowed up by the smoke and flames. When the smoke dissipated, the Japanese army could no longer be seen.

When the Japanese army charged, it was the highlight moment of the artillery. The shells poured down on the Japanese army rapidly. One shell could blow more than 20 Japanese soldiers to pieces, and they would roll over like small potatoes and then stop moving.

The battle lasted for two hours, and more than 4000 Japanese soldiers from the 133rd Brigade were wiped out.

The troops led by Su Fei also lost 2000 people, and Duan Peng's troops on the west bank also lost more than 550 people.

When the last group of devils committed suicide in despair by blowing themselves up with grenades, and when Major General Tsuda committed suicide by disembowelment in despair, the 133rd Brigade, the brave large-scale combat unit of the Japanese Army, finally came to an end.

The frenzied Su Fei troops cheered enthusiastically.

Many people shot their precious bullets into the sky, venting their inner excitement and madness.

There were also some soldiers and civilians who, despite the dissuasion, used their bayonets to stab at the corpses of the Japanese devils on the ground, saying, "Kill you, kill you!"

There were also several soldiers who knelt on the ground and cried loudly because all their comrades and acquaintances were killed.

Another soldier committed suicide.

A large piece of his face was blown off by a Japanese artillery shell, and the pain was unbearable.

Some soldiers and civilians, having killed several Japanese devils, felt that they had avenged their loved ones, so they kowtowed and paid tribute in the direction of their relatives' graves.

Su Fei observed the battlefield through a telescope and immediately realized the danger. He ordered the signalman beside him to ride on horseback to notify the officers, soldiers and civilians to clean up the battlefield immediately, and some personnel evacuated the battlefield.

We must resolutely prevent retaliatory killings by Japanese aircraft.

Evacuate the troops as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, Su Fei still had some prestige, and everyone was willing to obey Commander Su's orders. Most of them quickly retreated, leaving behind more than a thousand people to collect the Japanese's supplies.

They also carried their own wounded back for treatment.

Duan Peng's secret service in the west waved over here, and some personnel crossed the Tang River to report to Su Fei.

Su Fei was overjoyed to see Duan Peng. Without Duan Peng, the Japanese army might have crossed the Tang River and retreated successfully.

Duan Peng was not happy and kept crying.

Looking back at the west bank, there were densely packed bodies of his brothers from the special forces battalion and civilians.

All the troops moved to Wanxian County.

Su Fei actually guessed it right.

Before they left, they heard the dull engine sounds of Japanese planes. They quickly sped up, dispersed in all directions, and after diverting, returned to their original positions.

The Japanese bomber fleet flew in in large numbers, but there was no scene of fierce fighting, only piles of corpses.

Because the three radios carried by Major General Tsuda were damaged by artillery fire and could not be used, and the remaining walkie-talkies had an effective communication range of only a little over 5 kilometers, and were unable to contact the Japanese army, these bombers arrived late.

The Japanese army circled for a while, turned to the county town, and dropped bombs again.

More than one hundred giant aerial bombs set off waves of huge damage on the outer positions of Wan County.

Although Su Fei's soldiers and civilians had all gone into air-raid shelters and artillery shelters, nearly a hundred people were still killed or injured in the explosion.

Many anti-bomb holes were not strong enough and collapsed.

Su Fei was in the most solid air-raid shelter, surrounded by dozens of soldiers, with many purlins supporting the roof of the shelter, fearing for the slightest mishap.

No matter how Su Fei tried to dissuade everyone, no one listened.

"Commander, you can't get hurt."

"Yes, Commander, even if we all die, you cannot be hurt!"

Su Fei was deeply moved by the support of the officers and soldiers.

The enemy plane finally flew away.

The officers, soldiers, and civilians in the tunnels, air-raid shelters, and artillery shelters all came out, feeling relieved. Being bombed by the enemy was really too painful.

Provide immediate aid to the wounded.

At the same time, reconnaissance cavalry were dispatched to conduct reconnaissance in all directions, extending the cordon and intelligence search to more than 20 miles away.

We should set up a department to be responsible for internal affairs, understand the situation of our own army, and reorganize the troops.

The enemy's 110th Division has been completely wiped out. We don't know the current location of the enemy's troops in other directions, whether they can come, how many troops they have, and how dangerous it is.

The telegraph was running non-stop to contact Commander Zu and the Eighth Route Army to understand the surrounding situation.

Su Fei's heart was still heavy.

The complexity of the matter did not end with the destruction of the enemy's 110th Division.

Fortunately, the surrounding situation is very good!

When a regiment of the Japanese 21st Division heard that the 110th Division was destroyed, they ran away.

Part of the Japanese troops of the 33rd Division also retreated.

They were repeatedly harassed by the Eighth Route Army and local guerrillas, and were also blocked by some Kuomintang troops, resulting in frequent small-scale battles.

The battle is over!

Victory!

Only when Su Fei reached this point did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The current Wan County City and the area within 3 kilometers outside the city have become ruins due to the war and must be restored quickly.

The land within a few miles outside the west city was filled with the corpses of Japanese soldiers and the smell of blood!

That's a slaughterhouse!

Su Fei immediately issued a call to thoroughly clean up the battlefield.

Three days.

Su Fei also took action personally, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians dealt with the corpses and other things to prevent the outbreak of plague.

Even with such hard work, the county town is still filled with a terrible stench!

In the county town, rubble was cleared and some houses were rebuilt to ensure the return of the fleeing residents.

Things are starting to look promising, so it's time to reorganize the troops.

A large number of local guerrillas and civilians are going home.

Su Fei ordered that the captured Japanese food and other supplies be distributed to the disbanded civilians, and that the captured Japanese army horses be sent back home to be used as oxen for farming.

Anyone without family ties who is willing to join the army is welcome.

After a period of chaos, Su Fei finally left 2500 people in Wan County.

There are tens of thousands of people, but only these few can be left.

Among these people, the 3000 veterans who were actually brought out, two regiments, plus Duan Peng's special forces battalion of more than 500 people, there are less than 500 people left.

3000 soldiers have been buried on the battlefield!

When the people left, they asked to take away rifles, pistols, some bullets, sabers, etc., and Su Fei agreed.

Su Fei's troops were organized into a regiment, a special forces battalion, and a training battalion.

Training, training, training every day.

Tactics, coordination, individual qualities, and knowledge theory.

Su Fei hopes to quickly improve the quality of these officers and soldiers to a high enough level so that they can handle the luxurious configuration.

Yes, Su Fei’s troops now have 41 mountain guns, 14 infantry guns, 4 field guns, more than 60 mortars, 480 light and heavy machine guns, 16 anti-tank guns, 33 machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.

With so many weapons, Duan Peng’s special forces battalion turned into a mortar battalion.

The training camp was transformed into a light artillery battalion consisting of infantry guns, anti-tank guns and machine guns.

That first regiment became a mountain artillery regiment!

Light machine guns became the firepower of the covering forces of these artillery units.

Let the few remaining artillery veterans teach the new recruits and help them quickly become familiar with the performance of their weapons.

At the same time, a telegram was sent to the infantry regiment left behind in Shahe Town, asking them to come to the county town to join forces.

What Su Fei didn't expect was that the regiment actually disobeyed orders. They sent a telegram to reject Su Fei's order, and instead left Shahe Town directly and returned to the command of Commander Zu.

Commander Zu also wrote to Su Fei, asking him to retreat immediately and return to his original garrison, because Su Fei was risking his life like this, and he was selling his father's land without any regret. He wanted to destroy the family fortune that Commander Zu had worked so hard to accumulate.

There was an order to General Zu, telling him to stop while he was ahead.

Is there such a thing?

Su Fei was very depressed.

He never thought this would happen.

He also didn't want to evacuate the county town. A solid tunnel fortification system had been built here, making it a good base.

Fortunately, someone nearby counseled him: "Su Fei, no, Commander, I believe someone would actually give such an order. They want to preserve their strength. Also, my brother must be jealous of your achievements. He might even be worried that your prestige will be too high and will completely drain his troops away, leaving him with nothing."

It was Commander Zu’s younger sister, Fanglin.

Dressed in the uniform of the National Army, she is beautiful, cute and heroic.

Su Fei believed her words and ordered Fang Lin to take the mountain artillery regiment and return it to Commander Zu.

More than 30 Japanese general-level swords and some Japanese regimental flags that were captured were returned as trophies.

Fang Lin was stunned: "You want to cut ties with my brother?"

Yes, cut it off, give the credit to him, and let him apply for the credit from the government department.

Fanglin cried.

Su Fei looked at her charming and attractive woman and quickly made up his mind: "After you return the mountain artillery regiment to your brother, Commander Zu, I welcome you back immediately!"

Fang Lin was overjoyed and rushed directly towards Su Fei...

However, only half of the officers and soldiers of this regiment were willing to go there to serve as national army soldiers.

Finally, after repeated consultations, a thousand people were gathered from the other two battalions and organized into a regiment, carrying 36 mountain cannons and some ammunition, which were escorted by Fang Lin and returned to Commander Zu's troops.

After the county was completed, there were 1500 officers and soldiers left, who were organized into a regiment and trained day and night.

Ten days later, Commander Zu arrived here with the cavalry battalion.

Bright clothes and galloping horses, ten miles of spring breeze!

Seeing the battlefield outside the city that had not yet recovered, he and his men sighed.

Su Fei got the news and came to greet him.

Commander Zu was overwhelmed with emotion and gave Su Fei a warm hug. "What a hero! You are truly extraordinary. One man, with a division, two regiments, and a special forces battalion, only 3500 people in total, was able to call the wind and rain, rally tens of thousands of rabble-rousing civilians, and annihilate the Japanese 110th Division! You are crazy, amazing! Brother-in-law, thank you so much."

Commander Zu asked the others to step aside and explained the truth.

Because of Su Fei's experience in the Eighth Route Army, the higher-ups in the Nationalist government forced him to expel him. Therefore, all the credit for destroying the 110th Division was transferred to his former commander. Now, he has been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of a certain group army, and the Nationalist government has also assigned troops from other regions to his command. In effect, a new group army has been formed.

"However, I still applied for a medal for you under a pseudonym. I will never forget your support for me, so I will marry my sister Fanglin to you! We are a family!"

He accepted the mountain artillery regiment, but returned 12 mountain cannons as his sister's dowry.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. I've applied for an independent division for your unit. It's nominally someone else's, but in reality, you're in command. I'll still pay your officers and soldiers!"

Su Fei was overjoyed. Isn’t this great?

He was also happy to be able to gain independent command.

The relevant parties arranged for Commander Zu to go to the mountain village to invite me. Wasn't it to unite all the forces that can be united, improve the environment for the war of resistance, and fight the war better?