Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

"Wait, Commander Su, don't act on impulse. Continue to destroy the enemy positions with artillery fire. This is a regular battle. Special forces are all equipped with light weapons. Going up there is courting death." Infantry Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu gave advice.

After training by General Di and British and American instructors, they have adapted to the tactics of the American-equipped division. Faced with complex terrain and strong enemy positions, the best way is to repeatedly hammer with heavy artillery to blow and tear the enemy apart.

At the Allied Forward Headquarters, several British and American officers were also watching the battle situation of Su Fei's troops, observing through binoculars. "Commander Su Fei's special operations skills are indeed exceptional, but his command of regular troops is also just so-so. The previous legends about him were really exaggerated."

Commanders Sun and Liao of the Indian Army also nodded frequently.

Yes, before, the legend about Su Fei in China was so magical. He used a mob of people to easily kill the Japanese 110th Division, 26th Division, 41st Division, several independent mixed brigades, and several infantry regiments. Now it seems that relying on the powerful firepower of the American-equipped divisions, Su Fei's command was really mediocre and not outstanding at all.

They also suddenly realized why General Di kept Su Fei and gave him an American-equipped regiment to fight in a frontal positional battle.

He was not convinced and wanted Su Fei to perform to make things more interesting.

Therefore, the two Chinese generals stationed in India had mixed feelings. They hoped that Su Fei could win quickly, create a miracle, and win back the dignity of Chinese soldiers from the British and American officers. But they were also unwilling to see him, a local Chinese general who had quickly risen from a soldier, far surpass them, who were highly educated and had studied in North America and Berlin...

Ha ha.

Su Fei smiled faintly.

Although what Captain Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu said made some sense, it was a very old and clumsy tactic.

All tactics should revolve around the performance of weapons, right?

More than 30 special forces came over, following the principle of three-three, with a wide front, one 38 rifle with an 8x scope, one 81 automatic rifle, and one 35 grenade launcher.

Su Fei summoned the troops and briefly explained the fighting techniques.

More than 30 special forces officers and soldiers had confidence shining in their eyes.

In their eyes, Su Fei was a legend. Believing in him was absolutely right. Furthermore, they themselves had spent a long time thinking and studying, and were confident in some of their tactics.

"set off!"

Beside Su Fei, Captain Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu both shook their heads secretly. There were more than 30 soldiers without artillery cover. Although the weapons they were equipped looked pretty cool, the enemy was behind strong fortifications, in the dark, and we were in the light. Once you charged to the front of the enemy, the enemy would suddenly attack from the bunkers and fortifications, and you would be shooting at sitting ducks.

It’s over, what a pity for these special forces officers and soldiers.

The news reached the forward headquarters, and General Di put down his telescope: "I'm going to rest for a while!"

The ending was already boring.

Several British and American generals yawned.

Generals of the Chinese Army in India, including Commander Sun and Commander Liao, frowned.

In the current battles, the ones who suffer losses are our Chinese officers and soldiers.

More than 30 special forces soldiers arrived at the front of the Japanese position more than 400 meters away. They stopped advancing, dropped their weapons, and began to dig with the shovels of other engineers behind them, and dug out a single-soldier pit.

"Are we going to wait for the Japanese army's grenade launchers to hit us? Isn't that suicide?"

Captain Zhang was extremely anxious, thinking that Su Fei's tactics were too stupid.

However, the Japanese army did not really shoot.

why?

Lieutenant Kameda, the captain of the Japanese squadron, looked through a telescope in the distance and was puzzled when he saw the bizarre actions of the Chinese army. He forbade his subordinates to use artillery bombardment and machine gun fire, because once they took the initiative to attack, the Allied forces on the opposite side would discover the Japanese army's secret fortifications and would repeatedly destroy them with artillery.

Lieutenant Kameda saw Allied mortar and other artillery fire behind him.

"Shameless! They actually sent people here to die, hoping to lure our troops into firing and expose themselves as targets? Dream on!"

He also felt that the 30 or so Chinese soldiers digging individual pits more than 400 meters from the front line of Zhenqi posed no threat, so he let them dig as they pleased.

The underground soil in this river valley is still very difficult to dig.

Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu waited for a while and then turned around and left.

What's so cool about this?

Su Fei observed the actions of the special forces soldiers and also ordered the artillery in the rear to carry out sporadic bombardments on the enemy positions to cover the infantry's digging of fortifications.

After more than ten minutes, both the enemy and our side were astonished by Su Fei's tactical command and even lost interest in appreciating it. They were all full of sarcasm in their hearts.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers of the special forces were carefully observing the enemy situation in the individual pits, and then they started shooting.

The sniper rifle kept tracking the enemy targets and shot and killed some Japanese soldiers. The other Japanese soldiers did not dare to look up or come out to observe.

So, Su Fei liked the one who blew the charge.

In an instant, the charge sounded and the Japanese army quickly came out of their fortifications.

A large number of Japanese soldiers' heads and faces were exposed in the trenches and firing holes in the bunkers.

In an instant, the gun went off.

The cannon fired.

The 81 rifles and 38 sniper rifles fired fiercely at the enemy, especially the 10 81 automatic rifles, which fired fiercely at the enemy.

Not only that, at a certain distance in the rear, four anti-aircraft machine guns fiercely strafed the Japanese positions.

The large-caliber American anti-aircraft machine gun has a long range and great power, and its 12.7mm penetration power is not to be underestimated.

The anti-aircraft machine gun flat firing was something Su Fei learned from his experience in the battles in southern Xinjiang of my country.

The Japanese army was suppressed in an instant, with countless casualties.

Not only that, the 35 grenadiers also discovered many secret bunkers that the Japanese army had set up when they were camouflaged. These were sturdy bunkers with mud on the outside and wood on the inside, supported by multi-layer structures of steel plates. Just now, the artillery bombardments outside had no effect.

The slanted firing holes were exposed.

35 grenadiers delivered precise strikes at the enemy's slanted firing holes.

Boom boom boom.

The shell flew directly in and hit the Japanese bunker with precision, exploding in the confined space with maximum power, leaving the Japanese soldiers with their skin charred and flesh rotten.

The Japanese army never dreamed that the Chinese army used deception tactics so cleverly, and that they actually had a small howitzer that could aim directly and accurately hit the firing holes!

What is this?

Never seen it before.

Such a small grenade can be aimed directly, and the soldier operates it like a machine gun, so skillfully.

It's too fast.

The Japanese army tried to block the shooting holes with iron plates but it was too late.

Japanese Lieutenant Kameda was furious. Their tunnels, trenches, and bunkers were so sophisticated that they were not at all afraid of the US heavy howitzers, so how could they be destroyed by special machine guns?

What it is?

The firing rate is that fast?

Su Fei combined the deterrent effect of superior artillery fire from the rear with the surprise attack of close-range light weapons from the front, forcing the Japanese army to neither dare to show up rashly nor to confront and resist head-on.

Killed a wave of Japanese devils.

Su Fei gave the order, and the tanks behind started to move, making a heavy sound and sounding the charge again.

The Japanese army had to come out again to shoot and fight, and was exposed.

What if it's true this time?

As a result, they were bombed by a violent hail of bullets.

After two attacks, a Japanese infantry company of 170 people, plus some engineers, an artillery squad, and a machine gun squad had lost more than half of its men.

the third time.

Su Fei carried out four deception operations to force the Japanese army to come out to fight. The precise shooting of the special forces in the front and the fire suppression of artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns in the rear were combined. In less than 30 minutes, there were only a few Japanese troops left.

A dozen soldiers from the ordinary troops were sent as scouts to search the battlefield in a very dispersed manner.

The special forces advanced further to 200 meters away from the Japanese army, and once again hid in gullies and craters, keeping a close eye on the Japanese army with firepower.

The search team was a class, and everyone was in tears, feeling like they were doomed. Aren't we just sitting ducks?

The Japs' shooting skills are so fierce.

However, they reached the Japanese position and were not ambushed by the Japanese. Soon, they searched around and found some Japanese trenches and bunkers, which they bombed with grenades or blasted with cluster grenades.

Before setting off, Su Fei explained to them how to identify enemy bunkers and trenches.

It is not clear from a distance, the Japanese can camouflage, but it can be seen clearly at a close distance.

As a result, most Japanese troops did not dare to fight back.

Many people acted like cowards and were blown to death by a dozen Chinese soldiers.

Five Japanese soldiers came out one after another and were immediately shot to death by 81 rifles.

The Japanese squadron leader, Lieutenant Kameda, was killed by the 81 rifle.

He came out with a rifle, but before he could fire, he was shot in the chest, with several big holes in his back!

After the search team had checked, they all collapsed to the ground. The Queen Mother was frightened.

Can I still be alive?

In previous battles, only one in ten search troops would survive.

Okay, we have removed the enemy’s solid line of defense!

After the final search, 303 Japanese soldiers' bodies were found, and a large number of weapons, ammunition and military rations were seized. Oh, and there were also five shivering comfort women.

In addition to the casualties in the first exploratory attack, two special forces members were injured in this attack, but no one was killed.

In particular, precious howitzer shells shipped long distances from North America were not consumed.

Cheers rang out on the battlefield.

Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu were shocked and came out. "What happened?"

When the excited soldiers reported to them, they also rushed to the position to see the situation on the battlefield with their own eyes, the corpses and weapons and ammunition of the Japanese army, and the casualties of the Chinese army.

"Commander Su, you're amazing. You, you, you... woooo, you're amazing."

"Here, the enemy used the solid rocks, mountains, and high slopes to build such strong and ingenious forts and trenches that our artillery couldn't even knock them down. We estimated that we would lose at least 300 officers and soldiers, or consume an entire artillery battalion's worth of ammunition. I didn't expect that, apart from the dozens of casualties the first time, this time they were so cleverly fought."

When the news reached the Allied forward command, General Di, Division Commander Sun, Division Commander Liao, and several British and American generals all rushed over impatiently.

After confirming the results of the battle, he praised Su Fei highly and was also amazed by Su Fei's ideas.

Can you still combine attacks like this?

"Commander Su, you are indeed a general who is good at thinking and commanding. I admire you very much!" General Di held Su Fei's hand and shook it vigorously. Suddenly, he gave him another bear hug. The tall and thin General Di's eyes were filled with tears.

No more nonsense.

Su Fei commanded his troops to continue advancing.

A new Japanese position was discovered 1500 meters away. This time, Su Fei used howitzers and mountain cannons to bombard the Japanese position. More than 50 special forces members, armed with 81 rifles, quickly followed up. As soon as our artillery fire stopped, they appeared at the enemy position.

Just after a break, mortar shells began to bombard the area, forming a barrage in the middle and behind the Japanese positions, causing so much smoke and dust that the Japanese soldiers could not see any targets clearly.

Da da da.

The 81 rifle without the silencer was extremely light and agile, and it fired at the enemy's trenches.

More than 30 soldiers quickly arrived at the position and used the flamethrowers of the American-equipped regiment to spray violently at the suspected entrances and exits of the Japanese bunker, shooting holes, ventilation holes, and trenches.

The flames burned fiercely, catching the Japanese off guard and igniting the interior of their bunkers. The napalm burned the Japanese soldiers all over, and they let out shrill cries.

Streams of flames spurted out, leaving behind a scorched earth zone.

Most of the Japanese soldiers had no chance to resist at all. They were burned to death before they could even come out.

A total of seven Japanese soldiers came out to fight and shoot, but they were quickly killed by the 81 riflemen.

In close combat, the biggest advantage is rapid-fire weapons!

No need to aim, just shoot.

Soon, the position was occupied and the enemy was eliminated.

After inspection and search, more than 250 Japanese soldiers were killed in this battle, a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized, and one-third of the devils were burned into small, black charcoal by flamethrowers.

By the way, we captured 12 Japanese soldiers. They came out shouting their surrender on their own initiative. They were scared crazy by the screams of the Japanese soldiers.

Su Fei's attacking force was accidentally injured by shrapnel from their own artillery fire, with 4 of them slightly injured. They were suddenly attacked by the Japanese army and fought to the death, with 1 person sacrificed.

That's it.

When he appeared on the battlefield again, both Captain Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu were convinced.

"Commander, Commander, your tactics are truly superb."

"Commander, regarding the rumors about you and your military achievements back home, I used to never believe them and scoffed at them. But now, I completely believe them."

General Di arrived again and exclaimed in admiration, "Gentlemen, if it were you who were in charge, could you achieve such an effect?"

Several British and American officers shrugged their shoulders awkwardly and spread their hands to indicate that they could not do so.

"Hey, this is true wisdom, a textbook example of offense and comprehensive tactical application! It's also a model for us to learn from!"

Commander Sun, Commander Liao and several Chinese officers stationed in India were so excited that they cried again.

Victory belongs to the Allies, glory belongs to China!