Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Deliberately not shooting the enemy with a rifle.

It seems that this cavalry unit of more than 50 people is actually an artillery squad.

The Japanese army was overjoyed and immediately sent dozens of cavalrymen to pursue and kill them, aiming to eliminate the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army as quickly as possible and seize the artillery.

When the Japanese cavalry formed a formation and charged, the Shanxi-Suiyuan cavalry continued to retreat slowly. When they were more than 300 meters apart, they immediately attacked them head-on with automatic rifles.

After a burst of gunfire, all the Japanese cavalry were wiped out, leaving only the wailing of the seriously wounded and the struggling and rolling of the shot horses.

The cavalry returned and continued to provoke, bombarding the Japanese army with artillery fire.

The Japanese army was enraged and divided its forces into two groups to pursue and kill them.

As soon as the enemy slightly moved away from the main force, Su Fei's 50-odd cavalrymen immediately turned around and fired, killing the Japanese soldiers.

Their crazy 81 rifles have an extremely fast firing rate, and their fluency and reliability are far better than the Japanese light machine guns. They do not require routine oiling and maintenance, and will not jam easily!

In this way, Su Fei's army used two cavalry squads to eat up the main force of the Japanese security force of more than 500 people one by one.

This was also the main combat method of the Su Fei Cavalry Division after it moved south, the mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare of the rangers and light cavalry.

A force of more than 1000 people would never act together because they would be too large a target. If they were attacked by hidden Japanese troops and artillery fire, the losses would be incalculable. In addition, the Japanese army constantly sent aircraft for aerial reconnaissance, and small forces could easily avoid the enemy's eyes and ears, creating illusions for the Japanese army.

Lieutenant Colonel Ishida was captured.

Moreover, more than 40 wounded Japanese soldiers were captured at the same time.

The Japanese army was so defeated by Su Fei's cavalry that they began to doubt their lives. Lieutenant Colonel Ishida lay down on the ground and cried bitterly because he was defeated and his entire army was wiped out.

Holding Lieutenant Colonel Ishida and the wounded soldiers hostage, Su Fei's troops entered Xinzhou City without bloodshed.

They seized supplies from the Japanese army's warehouses, distributed them to the people, and took away weapons and ammunition. When they happened to encounter some militia guerrillas, they gave them the excess supplies.

The war horses that were killed or wounded are all top-quality military rations!

After occupying the area for more than an hour, Su Fei's cavalry withdrew.

Su Fei's tactical goal was to destroy the enemy's manpower and he didn't care about the gains or losses of a city or a place.

As for the traitors in the city, unless the public outrage is extremely great, those who can be caught will be shot and their property confiscated, and the rest will be slightly punished to deter them.

The Sufei cavalry adopted swarm tactics and fought as pure light cavalry.

We must resolutely not engage in long-term direct confrontation with the Japanese army, as the Japanese have a large number of artillery and heavy weapons!

Exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses!

They advanced south again for more than 50 miles, destroying a large number of Japanese and puppet army strongholds along the way, almost wiping out the enemies in this area, forming a normal area without Japanese and puppet troops. Then, they concentrated into three cavalry regiments and moved eastward.

The enemy's attention has been attracted to the vicinity of Taiyuan, and the tactical goal has been successfully achieved. The next goal is to actually attack the flanks and rear of the enemy's heavy troops that are besieging and sweeping Jin-Cha-Ji.

Cangyun Ridge!

The place where the Japanese Army's Sakata Nobutsu Regiment chased the Eighth Route Army headquarters and fought a decisive battle with the moving rearguard New 1st Regiment Li Yunlong's troops was also the place where Su Fei crossed and participated in the battle for the first time. Looking at the familiar mountains, the lost corpses, and the sacrificed soldiers of the New 1st Regiment, such as Li Yunlong's bodyguard Hu Zi, Su Fei was filled with emotion.

"Commander, entering the mountains to fight is a big taboo for our cavalry unit. We will lose our mobility." Duan Peng reminded.

However, Su Fei also understood that in mountain warfare, the Japanese army's heavy artillery units would be difficult to carry and move, and the cavalry army did not have to worry about the enemy's firepower advantage.

The enemy was discovered ahead, and the Japanese army relied on the mountains to be on guard.

Su Fei ordered his troops to conduct reconnaissance while the main force rested, and a cavalry battalion set out to launch a tentative attack on the enemy.

A cavalry battalion had only 200 people, equipped with 4 mortars, 2 infantry guns, and 1 captured mountain gun.

The Japanese army built several strongholds on the mountains, with a large amount of rock piled up, which was high above the ground and extremely solid.

The Japanese army ordered the puppet troops to use loudspeakers to shout to the people below, insulting and mocking Su Fei's troops.

The Japanese troops in the front also sent a second lieutenant with a letter challenging the Su Fei Cavalry Battalion. "Lieutenant Sugimoto, Commander of the 3rd Squadron, 1st Infantry Independent Battalion, 7th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Empire of Japan, requests that the Chinese army fight us! One of our squadrons can withstand the full force of an entire Chinese regiment or division! If you refuse, attack us."

The cavalry battalion commander sent the Japanese back and reported to Su Fei via walkie-talkie.

Su Fei chuckled and made no comment.

Su Fei's troops used infantry guns and mortars to first bombard the Japanese front positions, forcing the Japanese to retreat into their fortifications and dare not come out.

They also used mortars to fire at the Japanese firepower points on the mountains on both sides. The new Japanese mortars with a range of 3800 meters destroyed the Japanese firepower points one by one.

It doesn't matter if you can't hit the target, just use a few more shells. Anyway, along the way, we seized more than 20 Japanese mortars and emptied several Japanese arsenals, so we have plenty of shells.

The Japanese army was bombed to death and wounded. Some Japanese strongholds were in dire straits and simply jumped off cliffs to escape!

Screams echoed throughout the valley!

Frontal bombing was ineffective because the Japanese had built strong, covered bunkers.

OK.

Using direct fire from infantry guns and 35 grenade launchers, they bombarded the Japanese troops directly through the firing holes, killing and wounding countless people.

Under the suppression of firepower, the 30-man cavalry platoon galloped at full speed and approached the enemy's bunker fortifications. The remaining Japanese soldiers were suppressed by artillery fire and did not even have a chance to come out to fight. The cavalry entered the position, the artillery fire stopped, and the Japanese rushed out to counterattack, but were swept by automatic rifles.

In 15 minutes, at the cost of 2 lives and 4 injuries, we wiped out a Japanese infantry company of 175 people, seized 3 mortars, 1 heavy machine gun, 12 light machine guns, 10 grenade launchers, and a large amount of ammunition!

No wonder the Japanese army was so arrogant. It turned out that it was a reinforced squadron. In the later period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the number of soldiers in the Japanese squadron was reduced, and it was only equipped with 6 light machine guns.

The Japanese soldier who sent the provocative letter and more than 20 wounded soldiers including the Japanese squadron leader Sugimoto were captured.

Su Fei got the news and went to interrogate them personally. These Japanese soldiers held their heads and said nervously: "Kill us, kill us!"

Had a mental breakdown.

After advancing 5 miles, we encountered the second line of defense of the Japanese army. In 20 minutes, through reconnaissance and fighting, we took them all.

After advancing another 4 kilometers, they encountered Japanese reinforcements. They were defeated by a burst of artillery fire and pursued by cavalry. In the sloping valley which was only a few hundred meters wide, only a few Japanese cavalry escaped, and more than 200 Japanese soldiers were wiped out.

Light weapons are invincible!

Especially when the Japanese artillery was firing, Su Fei's troops immediately took the lead in bombarding the enemy with 35 grenade launchers, shooting directly at an extremely fast speed, giving the Japanese no chance to react and blasting them into a ball of meat paste!

With artillery and rifle restraint, the Japanese army had no ability to resist Su Feijun's attack.

At the place where Hu Zi died, Su Fei stopped to kneel down and pay tribute to comfort the heroic spirit.