Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

"You guys are so awesome!"

"How can this be called a war? It's clearly about chasing the devils and demanding their lives!"

"It's not that we can't do it, it's that the weapons we have are not good enough. If we don't hand over the machine guns to the brigade headquarters, we can still chase the Japanese and fight them."

While cleaning up the battlefield, the cadres and soldiers of the independent regiment envied the crazy fighting power of Su Fei's troops.

In this battle, the Independent Regiment, the Sufei Allied Forces and the Japanese Army were evenly matched. What was originally a life-and-death battle and a tragic victory turned into an easy and joyful harvest.

The independent regiment lost more than 300 soldiers and more than 200 were injured, a loss of one-fifth, most of which were caused by the Japanese field artillery battalion.

The 500-man coalition force of Su Fei and Wei Dayong, plus 200 civilians, suffered more than 100 casualties. Su Fei's troops in Baijia Town, after withstanding Japanese artillery fire and multiple infantry attacks, lost more than 200 people in the final battle. When they attacked later, they had mobilized the Eighth Route Army militia company and 300 civilians in Baijia Town.

The joint forces wiped out 2600 Japanese troops with less than a thousand casualties, and it was a frontal attack. To Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others, this was a great surprise.

If we count the battle records of the joint forces of Su Fei and Wei Dayong, the Wanjia Town militia company, etc., they wiped out an entire Yamazaki Regiment of 3800 people, plus a reinforced artillery battalion of more than hundreds of people, the Akiyama Detachment of 800 people, and the Zhigu Battalion of 1150 people, totaling more than 6000 people in almost one day.

Despite the surprise, Su Fei did not get carried away. Instead, he quickly found Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others, learned about the situation, and asked the troops to evacuate the battlefield as quickly as possible and make combat deployments.

"The Japanese army has sent two reinforcements to the east. If our army wasn't so well-equipped, the situation would have been reversed long ago. I'm worried that the Japanese army must have a backup plan. We must not ignore any enemy tactics."

Political Commissar Zhao Gang shook Su Fei's hand and said, "You fought well and you have a clear mind. Well said, Lao Li, let's act quickly."

Li Yunlong gazed at the battlefield, his heart pounding. "This battle was fought beautifully! This is the first time we've faced the Japs head-on in an open and honest way. Originally, I thought we could defeat the enemy by attacking them from behind, but they were so fierce, especially their field artillery. We were almost unable to withstand it. Fortunately, you're back. You're very clever, truly surpassing your teacher! Okay, I'll follow your instructions and prepare for battle immediately. Also, how about we split the captured spoils in half? Or, 7% for you and 3% for us?"

Su Fei laughed: "Old Regiment Commander, you are really the second Yan Laoxi! Well, in view of your sending troops to rescue me, all these spoils belong to you, all of them are yours. Also, all of our independent division will join the independent regiment."

Li Yunlong was stunned. "Really?"

Su Fei stood at attention and saluted: "Please ask the regiment commander to approve the remaining troops of our independent division to join the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment!"

Li Yunlong's eyes instantly filled with tears. He hugged Su Fei with both hands and burst into tears.

The people around were stunned.

Not to mention Shen Quan, Sun Desheng, Wei Dayong, Xing Zhiguo, even Zhao Gang didn't understand. He had never seen Li Yunlong lose his composure like this.

Pushing Su Fei away, Li Yunlong looked him up and down, gave him a thumbs-up, and his nose was running: "I said, I didn't make a mistake in choosing you. You have a conscience, and you will definitely come back!"

Xing Zhiguo was both delighted and moved. This was especially true since he had been sent by Li Yunlong to assist the Su Fei Independent Division. He felt this even more deeply. He jokingly said, "Captain, you thought you'd lost money, but now you've not only made your principal back, but you've also earned a tidy fortune. Look, your snot bubbles are popping out!"

Li Yunlong laughed heartily. "Yes, that's absolutely right! Come on, everyone, be quiet for a moment and listen to Comrade Su Fei, the former commander of the Nationalist Army's independent division, as he arranges combat readiness tasks!"

Since Li Yunlong said so, Su Fei was not polite. He nodded to Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhao, and glanced at Shen Quan, Xing Zhiguo and others. He ordered the formation of two artillery units, one mainly composed of Japanese field artillery, and the other mainly composed of mortars. They quickly hid, and the other infantry also hid.

The troops were adjusted. The infantry of Su Fei's unit and part of the infantry of the independent regiment were lurking 4000 meters southeast of Baijia Town. More than 500 people from the independent regiment were lurking 1000 meters southwest of Baijia Town. The troops of Baijia Town continued to guard the town.

A cavalry of about 100 men was gathered, carrying 50 machine guns, mortars, etc., as a reconnaissance and bait force, to guard and search to the east.

Once you encounter the enemy, after a brief battle, quickly return and lure the enemy to the vicinity of Baijia Town.

When cleaning up the battlefield, the troops mainly took away weapons and ammunition, and the rest was left to the civilians to deal with. They would strip the poor civilians naked, and whoever took away their clothes, boots, belts, etc. would own them.

The goal is to leave the enemy's corpse and boiled chicken for the enemy to provoke the enemy. The more enraged the enemy is, the more likely he is to act recklessly, which will lead to an ambush by our army.

Now, there were 1000 people still able to fight in Li Yunlong's independent regiment. They had received all 200 machine guns from the Yamazaki Regiment of the Japanese Army, and suddenly became extremely wealthy.

In more than half an hour, the troops had already rushed to the ambush site, and only the common people were busy, as lively as the pig-slaughtering dinner during the New Year.

Having seized a large amount of items, these people returned home with deep emotion, carrying them in their arms, on their backs, and on their shoulders.

The people of Baijia Town and the people of nearby villages are all welcome.

This is also something that Su Fei did not say explicitly.

Although this area is under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army and the people are very conscious, only by giving them actual benefits can their fighting will and participation spirit be further strengthened, especially in preventing possible betrayal and tipping off the enemy.

The three armies were hiding and ambushing. If the news leaked out, it would be extremely dangerous.

Many people brought gifts with them, feeling warm inside, and thanked the Eighth Route Army for winning the battle!

The fabric of the Japanese military uniforms is really good. They can be worn casually after being dyed black!

The shoes are very sturdy!

Two hours later, the Japanese troops pursued the reconnaissance cavalry deployed by Su Fei and arrived at Baijia Town. Seeing the corpses of Japanese soldiers and boiled chickens everywhere, they burst into tears with anger, and several Japanese soldiers fainted from crying.

They were all soldiers of the 42nd Division. Many of them were from the same hometown and knew each other. As soon as they saw that they were from this unit, they knew that many acquaintances had died in battle.

Without waiting for orders from the Japanese commander, Major General Haneda, they rushed towards Baijia Town like crazy.

Baijia Town was not polite either. It took sudden action and opened fire at full power, directly using 100 machine guns to fire, 20 mortars and 40 grenade launchers to bombard fiercely.

The Japanese army suffered hundreds of casualties and quickly surrounded the town, retaliating crazily with artillery!

The enemy was composed of three infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, an engineering regiment, and a logistics regiment, which together formed a complete infantry brigade.