Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

The militia forces in the Hebei-Chahar war zone were besieged by the Japanese army and were about to be destroyed!

The telegram was sent by General Gao, and it also included an order from the commander of the First War Zone: the Cavalry Army Group must rescue the militia as quickly as possible, and then incorporate the remaining militia into the Cavalry Army Group.

There are tasks and there are benefits.

Once the rescue is successful, the remnants of the militia will be incorporated into Su Fei's troops.

According to General Gao, the militia originally had nearly 20,000 men, but after several years of attrition, fighting the Japanese army, and friction with the Eighth Route Army, only a few were left.

Now, the two independent mixed brigades of the Japanese army are besieging the militia, encircling them with an iron wall and using the tactic of using a sledgehammer to kill a fly!

The location is in Ge Laodian, Xu Shui County, east of Baoding City.

Su Fei immediately notified the officers of each unit, mobilized the soldiers, and marched back 800 miles.

Two days.

During this period, news from Commander Gao and Political Commissar Zhao Gang continued to arrive, and all intelligence channels from the militia, the 39th Group Army, and the Eighth Route Army were reported to Su Fei.

When they were about to reach the water storage city, they learned that part of a vanguard regiment of the Japanese 16th Division was already 15 kilometers away from here. They had just been transferred from the Peiping-Tianjin area to serve as outer defense to ensure the absolute elimination of the remaining militia troops in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone.

Obviously, the Japanese army also realized that the national army in the Hebei-Chahar war zone was dispatching troops to rescue the militia.

This is going to be a big battle.

Su Fei's intelligence was extremely accurate. Because the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas were numerous and knew the actions of the Japanese army, they used telegrams and walkie-talkies to report to their superiors. The Eighth Route Army and underground agencies in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei summarized the information and notified Political Commissar Zhao Gang who was holding on.

After receiving accurate information, Su Fei immediately notified the officers of the troops and asked them to rest. At the meeting, he pointed out the enemy situation based on the map and decided to launch an assault on the enemy's reinforcements, the 27th Division.

Kill the enemy's reinforcements and then attack the enemy's two independent mixed brigades.

The troops of Political Commissar Zhao Gang and Commander Gao, as well as part of the nearby 39th Group Army, also gathered in this area and launched a diversionary battle against the enemy.

Rather than joining the melee, it is better to attack the main force of the Japanese reinforcements by surprise.

After discussion, the troops quickly conveyed the order.

Carry out propaganda and mobilization, telling the story of the brutality and massacre of the Japanese 16th Division, we must take revenge!

Yes, this Japanese division participated in the Nanjing Massacre. Under their butcher knives, tens of thousands of our captured officers and soldiers who had laid down their arms, as well as innocent ordinary civilians, the elderly, the weak, women and children, were killed.

These devils are extremely brutal and have no humanity!

They use every possible means to harm our soldiers and civilians!

They are beasts!

They are still the Type A divisions of the Japanese Army. We have defeated several Japanese divisions, but we have never defeated a Type A division. Today, we must defeat them!

The 2800-man army was mostly new recruits, but most of them had a grudge against the Japanese. Their anger was instantly ignited.

As soon as the tactics were briefly explained, the officers and soldiers started yelling.

It was already around three o'clock in the morning, and the enemy's exact location was unclear, so Su Fei made a bold decision. The entire army of 2800 people, carrying more than 4000 horses, launched a fatal surprise attack on the enemy!

Failure or success!

If you can't destroy the enemy, you won't come back alive!

The troops carry out assaults and organize grassroots combat in battalion units, based on the three-three principle, to give full play to the enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers of the troops.

Kill the enemy wherever they are.

Considering the poor visibility at night, Su Fei's order was to attack, attack, and attack again. The troops should attack from west to east with a wide front, assault 15 miles, and then return and attack again in the north and south directions.

After receiving the order, the officers and soldiers all took action to wrap the hooves of the war horses.

The troops advanced silently.

The long snake formation stretched from north to south, with a width of 3000 meters, and each camp was 200 meters apart.

Su Fei also participated in the battle in person.

A 300-man fire support battalion was left behind, who used artillery fire, waited for the opportunity, and bombarded the Japanese army.

The night is dreary, the sky is dark, and the spring breeze is not warm at all.

As they moved slowly, they stumbled forward through fields, wastelands, and rivers.

In front of each battalion, there were 300 idle war horses. Their tails were tied up and tied with captured Japanese military uniforms, and also soaked in gasoline captured from the enemy.

After advancing more than 20 miles, we finally discovered the enemy.

The Japanese army was marching on the road, with trucks, cavalry, horse-drawn carriages, infantry, etc., in a mighty procession. There were flashlights and truck lights, and there were also Japanese cavalry on both sides of the team.

Soon, they were discovered by Japanese cavalry. They were more than 200 meters away from the main road, searching and observing as they moved, and shining flashlights from time to time.

At this time, the Japanese army was extremely arrogant.

The Japanese division commander personally led the first regiment in the front!

Lieutenant General Nakajima, now a higher-ranking officer, but concurrently in charge of the 16th Division.

Because of the Nanjing Massacre, under pressure from international public opinion, the Japanese side hypocritically stated that it would punish all the generals and officers involved. Nakajima was transferred to the reserve and was soon reappointed.

In the comfortable armored vehicle, Nakajima was so excited that he couldn't sleep and asked the staff officer beside him how far away they were.

"Almost there? To the west, our mission is not to eliminate the remnants of the militia, but to sweep away the surrounding Chinese troops, especially the so-called newly established cavalry army in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone. Haha, what a joke! In the face of aircraft and artillery, the role of cavalry can only be search and mobile support, not large-scale deployment. Our cavalry brigades have been disbanded, but the Chinese have foolishly formed a new cavalry army. A cavalry army, isn't it a group of lambs to the slaughter? A group of Boxers being shot at? Barbarians? Ah? Haha."

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Nakagane, smiled flatteringly and said, "Yes, the Chinese army is very foolish. They think that the Su Fei troops, who have been rampant recently, are invincible. What they don't know is that they are fighting against the empire's most inferior troops. Once our Type A division arrives, the Eighth Route Army, the Su Fei troops, and the Jin-Cha-Ji demons will all be in vain!"

Another officer said, "But, Your Excellency the Division Commander and the Chief of Staff, that Su Fei is indeed very cruel. We cannot underestimate the enemy."

Nakajima snorted coldly, "It's just a legend, a lie! This time, I've come specifically to challenge Su Fei to a decisive battle. I don't believe these Chinese cavalrymen can actually defeat our Empire's most elite Type A Division. I swear, I will defeat him, capture him, execute him by slow slicing, and make a specimen of his bones to send back to the Empire for appreciation!"

Another officer reminded him, "Commander, it's a pity that our 16th Division has become a three-regiment system. Its most glorious era is gone. Otherwise, one division could have swept across the entire Chinese army in North China!"

Nakajima shook his head. "Don't even mention three regiments. Even one regiment would be enough! I'm so looking forward to it, Su Fei. China's powerful enemy, show up right away! I'm going to defeat you completely!"