Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

The total strength of the Japanese army was 1400 people, and no one escaped.

At close range, the Japanese armored vehicles could be easily destroyed by 35mm grenades and penetrated by heavy machine guns. The Japanese armored vehicles were a joke, only able to scare other Chinese troops who used rifles and were short of bullets.

The battle is over and the spoils are huge!

2 mountain guns, 2 infantry guns, several mortars, and several trucks.

The Japanese army's complacency was far beyond Su Fei's imagination. Since they were so easy to bully, why not attack them quickly?

A troop of more than 30 people, pretending to be Japanese soldiers, with their faces and bodies smeared with blood, ran towards Zhangyuan City, followed by 500 cavalrymen of Su Fei's army.

Among these cavalrymen, dozens of them drove Japanese trucks carrying ammunition, heavy machine guns and mortars. Even the military horses became a burden and were tied to the back of the trucks.

Head straight to Zhangyuan City.

In the evening, we entered Zhangyuan City.

More than 30 cavalrymen easily tricked the Japanese city gate open. "Quick, our army has been attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. Request for reinforcements!"

Only a few of them were good people, and the rest pretended to be wounded soldiers and looked in a miserable state. It was the first time that the Japanese army had seen such a situation and they were extremely panicked.

As soon as the door opened, there was a burst of roaring sounds.

Upon hearing the news, the Japanese army immediately laid siege. After fighting for more than 20 minutes, more than 500 people were killed or wounded. The vanguard of Su Fei's army of more than 30 people lost only 5 people.

The Japanese army is too difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

Su Feijun used the same trick again. A small number of troops sneaked into the enemy streets and mixed in with the Japanese crowd, launching continuous sneak attacks and surprise attacks, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were assassinated.

After Su Fei's troops arrived, they occupied Zhangyuan.

Zhangyuan, Zhangjiakou!

It was the capital of the Chahar puppet Mengjiang regime, so Su Fei mobilized the people to search for Japanese troops and traitors, and killed hundreds of Japanese hiding personnel and more than 300 die-hard traitors, all of whom were shot!

Several offices and houses of the Japanese and puppet troops were burned down.

All the warehouses and other items of the Japanese and puppet troops were either distributed to the people or burned.

Inflict heavy damage to the Japanese and puppet troops and rub salt into their wounds!

retreat.

That night, Su Fei's army retreated.

More than 500 new recruits were mobilized. These people were stunned by Su Feijun's ferocity and bravery and were no longer numb.

Here, more than 400 Japanese Oriental horses and more than 5500 grassland ponies were seized.

Isn’t this number too large?

Got rich.

Su Fei led his troops to join the troops in Xuanhua Town, but unexpectedly, the troops here had already defeated the Japanese reinforcements.

700 cavalry artillerymen, etc., conducted reconnaissance and interception of the Japanese army. When they discovered the enemy, they immediately used walkie-talkies to alert the police. Therefore, they ambushed the Japanese army at night.

More than 800 people from Xuanhua Town and its surrounding areas have been mobilized. These cowardly and numb Chinese people, as long as they have weapons, scream and shout, and become the most outstanding heroes of the War of Resistance.

The Japanese troops stationed in Zhangyuan City numbered nearly 3000.

The troops are not cheap.

However, the firepower of the ambush was too fantastic.

In the dark night, when the bright lights of Japanese trucks pierced the night sky, they marched rapidly on a wide front, and a large number of cavalry were searching and investigating, there was nothing wrong with the Japanese tactics. However, the enemy's firepower was too unexpected.

The first round of strafing caused more than half of the Japanese soldiers to be killed or wounded!

The barrage of automatic rifles and .35mm grenades instantly caused the Japanese to lose their minds. They thought the ambush was at least a division! At least 5,000 people, no, more than that.

Does the Chinese army have an artillery regiment? Even a regiment of 36 mountain guns doesn't have such fierce firepower.

If they are mortars, there should be at least 100 of them, no, 200!

Anyway, there were explosions in the Japanese army, almost at the same time.

There was no cover in the wilderness, and the Japanese army had no chance to hide!

Su Fei's army hid in individual pits and trenches, gaining the upper hand!

In the end, the Japanese army fled, leaving 2600 bodies on the battlefield.

If it weren't for the cover of night, the Japanese army would have suffered a much worse fate.

Su Fei was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately led all the troops and supplies to retreat.

The results of the battle are huge enough. If we don’t leave now, the Japanese will surround us with heavy troops and it will be difficult to escape.

They all disguised themselves as Japanese soldiers and left in small groups.

Along the way, they kept mobilizing the people to join the army. Anyway, as long as they were given some of the captured supplies, the people would be tempted.

Who wouldn’t fully support such a powerful anti-Japanese war team?

What if I gave you a group of ponies from outside the Great Wall?

Are you afraid of going crazy?

Su Fei's cavalry army, which consists of 1,000 soldiers, has now gathered more than 2000 new recruits.

Outside Zhulu City, the enemy pursuers were defeated.

At Ershilipo, south of Yangyuan City, Su Fei's army suddenly counterattacked, encircling and annihilating more than 200 Japanese cavalry and more than 400 infantry.

Then, the troops suddenly moved south and arrived at Guangling City. They used the imaginary mountain artillery and infantry guns on the trucks to bombard the county gate and broke through the county gate, wiping out more than 400 Japanese and puppet troops.

At this time, the total strength of Su Fei's troops has reached 5000!

A large number of people volunteered to join the army. When some militia units heard that this was Su Fei's unit and the Eighth Route Army Cavalry Column, they also came to support and serve as guides.

Su Fei's troops continued to distribute captured rifles and bullets, and still had a large amount of captured items.

For the safety of the troops, Su Fei ordered his deputy, Duan Peng, to lead the main force to retreat westward. He himself, with 250 veterans and 250 new recruits, changed the route of action and launched a new mobile war against the Japanese army.

Duan Peng's army advanced southwest, and Su Fei's troops advanced north.

Crossed the Sanggan River again and rushed towards Datong County.

A few dozen miles west of here is the Yanbei area where the Japanese and puppet troops are stationed, which is also the location of Datong City, the capital of the northern Shanxi region. It is a central area of ​​the Japanese army.

Su Fei meant to threaten the enemy's political and economic centers, attack the enemy where they must rescue, and disrupt the enemy's plans of encirclement and interception.

After crossing the river, they were immediately intercepted by the Japanese army.

The Japanese army occupied a high ground fifteen miles north of the Sanggan River and fired at them from above.

Su Fei's cavalry immediately used 35 grenades to fire wildly at the enemy.

It's very fast, you don't need to get off your horse, just hold the launcher, connect the ammunition belt and you can shoot.

In 10 seconds, the Japanese position was engulfed in flames.

The Japanese army was shocked. They had never seen such a fierce attack and could only flee crying.

escape?

Su Fei's cavalry chased and fired at them, and in the end only a few people were able to escape.

The Japanese army left behind more than 280 corpses and more than 120 dying wounded soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers who were lightly wounded were given free guns, their ankles and wrists were broken, and they became useless. We don't kill prisoners, we are not the beasts you little Japanese are, but we can't take away the heavy baggage of prisoners, so this is the only way.

Rushing towards Datong City.

so easy.

Su Fei's army was still in the form of a dozen or so soldiers in disguise, fleeing in front and being chased by Su Fei's army from behind.

Those soldiers arrived at the Japanese city gate and were let in smoothly. These seemingly old-fashioned routines were actually not old-fashioned at all in actual combat on the battlefield. No one could have imagined that the enemy was so fierce.

Can he survive if he is discovered?

These soldiers used Japanese rifles and looked like full-time Japanese soldiers, with the only difference being that they hid two Mauser pistols captured from traitors and puppet soldiers.

As soon as they entered the city gate, they started killing the Japanese troops.

Each person has two Mauser pistols, which can be used for bursts of fire and continuous fire. The firepower is also quite strong, making them invincible in close combat.

They disrupted the Japanese defense line.

Su Fei's main cavalry used mortars to suppress the Japanese troops on the city wall. The cavalry charged, occupied the county town, and then engaged in fierce street fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops.

With 14 casualties and 25 injuries, Su Fei's army captured Datong County, killed 88 Japanese soldiers, captured 140, and annihilated more than 100 puppet troops.

The Japanese army was mainly killed by 35mm howitzers and mortar shells.

The Japanese prisoners of war were treated with preferential treatment, and after the lightly wounded were treated as seriously wounded, the puppet army prisoners of war were forced to serve as baggage soldiers and set off.

More than 50 civilians were also mobilized to serve as recruits.

After leaving the city, they placed 25 wounded soldiers in the homes of ordinary people in the rural areas outside the city in exchange for gifts of supplies and cash, and also recruited more than 200 new soldiers.

There were a lot of spoils captured. Su Feijun was a wealthy man. He could easily take out some food, mules, horses, and money to make the people excited, and they would rush to ask for the wounded to stay.

Recruiting new soldiers from these households and their close friends also means taking hostages.

Anyway, Su Fei is responsible for the wounded!

As they advanced, they taught the new recruits tactics, horse riding, combat shooting, and some military common sense.

Evacuate Datong City and head south.

Cross the Sanggan River and hide in a village over there.

Along the way, there were special cavalry responsible for clearing the traces of the troops.

That night, Su Fei's army crossed the Sanggan River and attacked Datong City from a long distance.

As expected, the Japanese and puppet troops indeed sent heavy troops to re-occupy Datong City.

This is the eastern gate of Datong City. The Japanese army must not give it up. Otherwise, the gate of Datong City will be wide open, which will be disastrous.

No siege, very simple.

The Japanese and puppet troops must have a lot of troops. If they had heavy artillery, even mountain artillery, Su Fei's army would not be able to confront the enemy head-on. If they were bombarded by the enemy's firepower at a range of nearly 7000 meters, the losses would be heavy and the battle would be out of control.

Therefore, the enemy must be severely damaged, and the battle must be fought by light troops.

Deploy the troops to the west.

While the Japanese army was using searchlights to repeatedly scan the surroundings, Su Fei's troops unloaded the mountain cannon from the horses, assembled the parts, and then set it up to bombard Datong City repeatedly.

Two mountain cannons are not many, but if they hit Datong City and the city, they will pose a great threat.

Bang, bang, bang, more than 10 rounds a minute.

The commander of the Japanese garrison was Major General Shimazu, commander of the Yanbei Security Command, who was responsible for the defense of Datong. Upon learning that Datong City was attacked, he immediately led a battalion of Japanese infantry, a battalion of cavalry, a battalion of artillery, a battalion of logistics troops, and a battalion of engineers to fight.

The total strength of the Japanese army was more than 3,000, plus a puppet army cavalry regiment of more than 700 people, which already exceeded the strength of a Japanese infantry regiment.

"Quick, fight back!"

Major General Shimazu was furious.

Because he never dreamed that the Chinese army would come back again, and grab his head and rub it on the ground!

They used mountain cannons, which had a long range and great power. The key point was, they used the Imperial Army's mountain cannons.

These two mountain cannons bombarded the city continuously, and the Japanese army was in danger at all times. Dozens of Japanese soldiers were killed in the bombing.

Some houses collapsed and flames were raging.

If you don't fight back, are you waiting to die?

When a shell exploded next to him, killing seven Japanese soldiers and one of his combat staff officers, he could no longer tolerate it.

All 700 cavalry members of the puppet army were dispatched.

More than 350 Japanese cavalry battalions were fully dispatched!

The rest of the personnel left the city to avoid the shells.

“It’s so immoral.”

The Japanese army had never imagined the tragic scene of themselves sitting there waiting to be killed, and they were furious.

Of course, Major General Shimazu also called and requested that the Japanese and puppet army strongholds in Datong and other directions send a small number of troops to reinforce and attack the Chinese army from the flank.

Su Feijun's artillery positions were surrounded by hidden stakes, thousands of meters away.

With the help of local recruits, they used hammers to knock down a lot of sticks. They were not long, at most half a meter high on the outside, and connected by ropes in the middle.

If there were not enough ropes, they would use barbed wire. After breaking through Datong City, they harvested the Japanese barbed wire.

The speed was extremely fast. These things had been planned for a long time and prepared on the other side of the Sanggan River.

Countless paths were laid out.

Many small pits were also dug.

They are all used to trap cavalry.

Some infantry, mainly recruits, were also deployed around the artillery, digging trenches and hiding.

Su Fei's cavalry was on the periphery.

After a while, the earth shook and thousands of Japanese and puppet cavalry came, shattering the last trace of peace in the night and coming in overwhelming numbers.

In order to avoid danger inside, the Japanese army carried searchlights in the rear and shone from a distance.

searchlight?

The artillery immediately used mortars to bombard the enemy searchlights, extinguishing the enemy lights.

The Japanese and puppet troops were not angry either. They were even more intimidating in the darkness!

The puppet army cavalry regiment charged in the front, and the Japanese cavalry brigade followed behind.

As they approached the artillery position, the puppet troops shouted to charge.

The light machine guns carried by the Japanese cavalry battalion fired at the artillery positions, and grenade launchers and mortars also began firing.

The puppet cavalry rushed towards the artillery position like a tide, and the shouts of killing shook the earth.

Suddenly, the puppet cavalry in front fell to the ground.

Then, groups of puppet cavalrymen fell off their horses.

The tops of those hidden stakes were sharpened.

The puppet soldiers and horses were tripped by ropes and wires, and were often stabbed by sharp hidden stakes, losing consciousness on the spot!

There was also a puppet cavalry whose horse's hooves stepped into the small pit, and the speed was too fast, and the horse's legs were directly broken!

More than one hundred puppet cavalrymen were killed and lost their combat effectiveness.

The other puppet cavalrymen found something wrong and had to dismount to observe, cursing loudly.

Su Fei's troops, ambushed around the artillery positions, immediately fired at the enemy.

More than 50 soldiers used 81 rifles to fire in a burst of fire, which was extremely powerful and quickly killed more than 300 puppet cavalrymen and knocked them off their horses.

The puppet cavalry was in chaos and lost its combat effectiveness.

Under the urging of puppet army officers and Japanese military advisers, these people abandoned their horses and used rifles to attack and shoot forward.

Su Fei's cavalry was waiting for an opportunity at the side and rear.

When the enemy is found besieging, immediately use mortars to bombard the enemy, and use 35mm grenades to bomb directly and quickly.

The Japanese and puppet army's cavalry units were quickly blown to pieces and had to flee.

Su Fei's army went forward to clean up the battlefield and confiscated the weapons, ammunition and horses of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The good meat of the killed and wounded horses was cut off as military rations, and the entire army left.

The mountain cannons were also disassembled and packed away.

Go south to the Sanggan River and follow the river west!

Target, Datong City!