Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Woo woo woo, boom, boom! Boom!

When the Japanese planes came to bomb, they probably learned their lesson after suffering losses. They did not dare to fly low, but only circled high and dropped bombs. They carried out three rounds of bombing, which destroyed Baijia Town.

Coming out of the air-raid shelter, Su Fei looked at the flying Japanese black crows, lost in thought.

Wei Dayong was jumping up and down beside him, cursing the Japanese plane. "I'm going to shoot you down sooner or later. See if you can still be so arrogant?"

Su Fei felt that such rude words were very heartwarming. In the Eighth Route Army, except for Zhu Ziming, everyone else was enthusiastic and serious. In the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the first one was betrayed by Qian Bojun and almost the entire army was wiped out.

Moreover, even Zhu Ziming is not entirely a bad person.

"Ready to fight."

A telegram arrived, it was from Li Yunlong, saying that they had already left Baijia Town with part of the independent regiment, leaving Wei Dayong to lead a special agent company, 150 of the most elite troops, to assist Su Fei in guarding Baijia Town.

It’s not that I don’t believe in Su Fei’s ability, but Baijia Town is now under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army. The entire system has been arranged in the style of the Eighth Route Army, and personnel are needed for communication and coordination.

"Comrade Su Fei, the commander's telegram cannot be delivered to you for the time being. I am responsible for delivering it. The message is that we have received the latest intelligence. A Japanese regiment is coming to besiege us, and there are also two puppet army divisions. They are very aggressive. It is best for your troops to hide and retreat to the mountains. Unite with our Eighth Route Army troops, and the Japanese will be helpless."

Su Fei was stunned. "Only one regiment? Plus two divisions of the defeated Imperial Army? Well, I can't retreat. I have to fight them head-on and not let the Japanese suffer any loss. They don't know what's good for them!"

Wei Dayong was anxious: "Comrade Su Fei, Commander Su, you are awesome. The enemy is a regiment, not a squadron. Your men ran so far to break through. It was very tiring. They need to recover their spirit and physical strength."

Su Fei made up his mind to destroy the Japanese regiment.

Wei Dayong disagreed: "Comrade Su Fei, you are getting carried away. You are acting adventurously. This is not the way to fight a war. You are responsible for your thousands of brothers. I don't agree!"

Su Fei patted him on the shoulder: "I am the commander of the independent division, and previously the commander of the special operations brigade. What is your position? What are our disciplinary principles? Who listens to whom?"

Wei Dayong could only stare.

Su Fei quickly convened an officers' meeting to explain the situation, leaving Xing Zhiguo as the commander of the remaining troops, leaving 500 people behind, plus Wei Dayong's special forces battalion, and leading the troops to lurk outside the battle line.

Wei Dayong disagreed, so Su Fei asked him to follow him.

650 officers and soldiers, carrying 200 light machine guns and 60 mortars, left Baijia Town and arrived at Wanjia Town.

The Eighth Route Army and the town mayor and others were there to greet them. After they explained the situation, Wei Dayong's troops were immediately left behind to guard the place. Su Fei's troops came during the day and quietly left at night.

It was said that it was a temporary station and they would counterattack the county town in the east in the next few days.

This is a gimmick and misleading.

The situation was very complicated. Although this area was controlled by the Eighth Route Army, there were also enemy agents. Otherwise, why would Japanese planes directly bomb Baijia Town? There was no reconnaissance aircraft, which could only mean that there were too many traitors, or that the Japanese spies were really powerful.

More than 10 miles away from Wanjia Town, Su Fei's army of more than 500 people, mainly including more than 30 guides and guerrillas, were quietly moving in a mountain forest.

Su Fei just arranged the troops and asked Xing Zhiguo to send all the horses in the army to the independent regiment for breeding. It would be a pity if they were all destroyed by enemy artillery fire.

The air bombing has caused heavy casualties among horses.

What Su Fei didn't know was that in the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong, Political Commissar Zhao Gang, Battalion Commander Shen Quan, Chief of Staff Zhang Dabiao and others discussed things at a military meeting and decided to cooperate with Su Fei to defeat the invasion of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Since Su Fei had already deployed garrisons in Baijia Town and Wanjia Town, they would wait until the battle had worn down the enemy's morale before taking action. They also hid the plan and did not tell Su Fei: "Comrade Su Fei gave us a big surprise. Four hundred machine guns, 50 mortars, 15 mountain cannons, 100 telescopes, and 38-caliber rifles. He is so generous. We should also understand the ways of the world and reciprocate!"

Of the 4000-man independent regiment, 1,000 people stayed behind, except for Wei Dayong's special agent company which had been assigned to Su Fei. The remaining 3,000 people were divided into 1,000 guerrilla groups to conduct reconnaissance and sparrow warfare against the enemy at any time. The remaining 2,000 main forces waited for the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army from the flank at the critical moment.

The independent regiment handed over Su Fei's gift to the brigade headquarters, and kept 100 machine guns, 20 mortars, 5 mountain cannons, and all the rifles for themselves. It was already a very luxurious thing, and every officer and soldier was so excited that they screamed.

Including the original weapons, the independent regiment of 4000 people had 2600 rifles, 130 machine guns, more than 30 mortars, and mountain cannons. My God, even Cheng Xiazi and his men from the main regiment were far inferior to them.

Li Yunlong even called Ding Wei specifically for this matter: "Big Ding, I heard that your troops have made a fortune recently? They seized over 70 Japanese rifles? Three machine guns? A mortar? Is that true? Really? That's awesome! I'm not as good as you. I haven't had any income lately, which is shameful. However, I'm lucky enough to have an apprentice, and this apprentice recently paid me some tuition. I handed most of it over to the brigade commander, so I've made a small fortune. You can go ask the brigade commander!"

Li Yunlong called Kong Jie again. Kong Jie was now leading another regiment. Three minutes into the call, Kong Jie was furious: "Li Yunlong, if you have something to say, just say it. You're wasting my time, kid. What bad shit are you saying?"

Li Yunlong laughed heartily, "Kong Jie, you're no good. Your character is terrible. Look, we've all worked with Su Fei before. Comrade Su Fei himself admitted that I was his master, and he's even better than me..."

Kong Jie was completely bewildered. "Comrade Su Fei is back? Great, what does that have to do with you? You're being so nagging and acting like you're insignificant."

Li Yunlong finally revealed his trump card. "Comrade Su Fei gave me the Independent Regiment's rifles, 500 machine guns, 50 mortars, 15 mountain guns, and 100 telescopes. I thought it was inappropriate, so I turned most of them in. Hey, Lao Kong, what gift did Comrade Su Fei give you?"

Kong Jie didn't believe it at first, but later he did. He was so angry that he cursed: "Li Yunlong, you are so arrogant..."

Li Yunlong called Cheng Xiazi again: "Cheng Xiazi, your soldiers are not well-equipped and cannot fight. So I decided to support you with some machine guns, mountain cannons, and mortars. Please don't hesitate to take them! They are all for fighting the Japanese. They are all for the Eighth Route Army. They are not bad."

Blind Cheng was puzzled: "Old Li, what did you say? How come I don't know?"

Li Yunlong told the story about the weapons and ammunition donated by Su Fei's troops, and emphasized that even if he handed over most of them to the organization, he still had 2600 rifles, mortars, mountain cannons, etc.

Cheng Xiazi didn't believe it: "You may be good at deceiving people, but you haven't mastered the art of deceiving ghosts yet! It's obvious it's fake. Su Fei has joined the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and it has nothing to do with you."

Li Yunlong laughed heartily. "The less you trust me, the better! Ask the brigade commander how many guns and cannons the brigade has allocated to you. Blind Cheng, I taught you how to shoot back then. Now, I'll teach you how to identify talent, for free!"

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Blind Cheng hung up the phone and talked to the deputy regiment commander, political commissar, chief of staff and others around him. They felt it was suspicious, so they called the brigade commander.

"That's true. Li Yunlong said that he and Su Fei's Independent Division seized the weapons and ammunition together. Also, the weapons and ammunition have not yet been transported here. However, I believe that Li Yunlong would not dare to lie to me. Blind Cheng, Commander Cheng, your main regiment must work harder," the brigade commander said excitedly.

Blind Cheng was stunned for a moment: "Come here, I want to go to the independent regiment myself!"

Almost at the same time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie also led the cavalry platoons to the independent regiment. No matter how far the road was, they had to see what was going on with the 500 machine guns.

Five hours later, the Japanese Yamazaki Regiment and the Iwamori Artillery Battalion, totaling over 4000 men, marched into the vicinity of Wanjia Town. Seeing the Eighth Route Army flag fluttering in the wind, Colonel Yamazaki Heiji lowered his binoculars with a sinister look in his eyes. "Leave one infantry battalion to lay siege, and the rest of the troops to rest temporarily. The Iwamori Artillery Team fires fiercely. Prepare fire!"

Yamazaki Heiji's eyes were red.

He is the elder brother of Major Yamazaki, the leader of the Yamazaki Detachment who was killed by Su Fei's troops in Lijiapo. Now, he finally has the chance to take revenge.

As an elite soldier in the Kwantung Army, he had been deployed at the Hulin Fortress. After many applications, he finally came here. "Li Yunlong, Su Fei, just wait! This colonel is going to chop you into pieces! Ahhhhhh."

The Yanmori Artillery Battalion immediately deployed and launched the bombing at the fastest speed.

Twelve 75mm field guns were lined up in a row, firing fiercely from 2000 meters away.

In an instant, Wanjia Town was engulfed in smoke and the Eighth Route Army's flag was blown into the air.

snort!

Colonel Yamazaki felt a little better.

When the artillery preparation was completed, he ordered the infantry to attack.

At the same time, in the northeast corner of the Yamazaki Regiment, there was a Japanese fast column hidden, with 50 trucks, 600 soldiers and 170 cavalry. It was to support the Yamazaki Regiment and prevent it from being attacked by Su Fei's outer troops from behind. This was arranged by Okamura Neiji himself.

Furthermore, further back, there were other Japanese troops, only 20 miles away, ready to respond at any time. A second infantry regiment, plus a rapid reaction battalion, was deployed along the 100-mile route.

The purpose is to target the peripheral combat troops of Su Fei's army. Once a battle occurs, they will support each other and attack Su Fei's army from both sides.

"Hmph, don't think that the Imperial Japanese Army is incapable of your petty tricks. We just disdained them before."

More than 500 members of Su Fei's army were watching and waiting in a hidden location.

If the Japanese army is not provoked by the offensive and their attention is not completely attracted, Su Fei's army on the periphery cannot attack at will.

The Japanese army's rapid reaction force was also watching and waiting. They would not release the eagle until they saw the rabbit, and would not attack from behind until Su Fei's outer troops appeared.

"Reporting to His Excellency the Colonel, our intelligence personnel have learned that Su Fei's independent division is currently making further peace with the independent regiment. The main force is in Baijia Town, and Wanjia Town is only a part of it." The staff officer reported.

Colonel Yamazaki was stunned. "Baijia Town has been bombed into ruins. How can they still be stationed there? Could it be air-raid shelters and tunnels?"

The staff officer nodded: "Ha Yi, the tunnels in Baijia Town are very complete. They have been reinforced."

Colonel Yamazaki thought for a moment and ordered to concentrate forces to attack Wanjia Town, eliminate the Eighth Route Army's strongholds one by one, and at the same time attract the main forces of the Eighth Route Army and Su Fei to come to the rescue.

However, through the telescope, the Japanese infantry charge was contained.

Normally, the Japanese field artillery was very fierce, bombing Wanjia Town into pieces, raising dust and turning the once hardest ground into floating ash. When the shells hit it, they were strongly cushioned, and apart from a cloud of smoke and dust, some of the craters were not even big enough.

The field artillery is like beating cotton.

At this time, Wangjia Town was silent.

When the Japanese infantry approached, countless gun muzzles suddenly emerged from the dust and fired crazily at the Japanese.

The Japanese soldiers fell down one after another, rolled over, and were beaten to pieces.

A team's exploratory attack was quickly defeated.

Almost no Japanese soldier escaped alive.

The same was true of the subsequent attacks. In less than half an hour, the Japanese infantry suffered more than 300 casualties.

On the way to the charge, the soil was stained red with blood.

In Wanjia Town, Wei Dayong's 150 special forces battalion soldiers, plus the original militia company of more than 100 people, used 35 light machine guns and some other rifles. Once the battle started, it would end in just a few seconds.

When enemy infantry approached, they attacked; when enemy artillery bombarded, they hid.

Colonel Yamazaki personally supervised the battle and was furious.

"Why do the Chinese army have so many machine guns?"

After being stunned for a long time, Colonel Yamazaki realized that Su Fei's army had indeed seized a lot of Japanese weapons in the battles in Wanxian City and Baishishan area.

With so many machine guns, the firepower was too fierce. The Japanese army's superb shooting skills were nothing in front of the machine gun cluster!

A Japanese infantry squadron of more than 170 men was equipped with only nine light machine guns, while reinforced units were equipped with twelve. Due to the current shortage of supplies, the average Japanese squadron only had six, plus one heavy machine gun.

Colonel Yamazaki had no better solution but to intensify the attack.

However, field artillery shells are limited and are mainly used to suppress the enemy's artillery fire. Now, it is not acceptable to waste a large amount of them here.

Since this is a tough nut to crack, let's surround it.

One infantry battalion was left to surround the area, and the remaining two infantry battalions plus the artillery battalion quickly rushed to Baijia Town.

At this time, on the way, they were harassed by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.

Isn't the Japanese rifle's range very long? Doesn't it also have a long effective range?

Li Yunlong's small forces of more than a thousand people fired at the Japanese army from a distance.

Colonel Yamazaki was fed up with the situation and ordered the use of mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns to deal with the enemy. He increased his speed and entered the area around Baijia Town.

Noticing the Japanese army's movements, Su Fei's outer unit led 500 men and 150 machine guns to attack!