Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

However, everyone is not a fool, they found something strange: "Commander Su, the weapons of your special forces are absolutely different from ours, because of these weapons!" General Di and the British and American generals all found the problem, and naturally, General Sun and General Liao also found it.

Everyone soon became indignant.

Well, since everyone is nagging about it, Su Fei can only disclose the performance of these weapons. If he doesn't disclose it, people will find out anyway.

On one side were the local soldiers stationed in India, and on the other side were the Allied forces, who fought bloody battles together to fight the Japanese. I can say a little about the information about their light weapons.

However, this statement immediately threw everyone off guard!

"Ah? Is it really that amazing?"

"No, you Chinese can make such excellent weapons?"

"Even though our country and several other advanced developed countries can produce it... No, not yet. Our North American eight-shot rifles can't even keep up with the rate of fire. Germany's general-purpose machine gun cloth shredder... That's a machine gun! Can your rifles do the same? They're lighter and more maneuverable than machine guns, and their rate of fire is just as good."

"And this 35mm grenade launcher is actually a machine gun. However, machine guns are complex, heavy, and clumsy, making them extremely difficult to move. Often, they're discovered and destroyed by enemy artillery fire the moment they're transported to the battlefield. And you can't just carry this thing around with a rate of fire of several hundred rounds? Based on its actual battlefield efficiency, combined safety and combat power, it's equivalent to 10 machine guns or 20 mortars!"

"This is a groundbreaking change in the history of warfare!"

"A great invention!"

A group of people surrounded Su Fei and his officers and soldiers, disregarding all manners and etiquette, and robbed them directly to conduct experiments.

Crying while doing the experiment.

It's so beautiful that it makes my nose bubble.

General Dee asked to purchase the patent.

At this time, British generals also scrambled to purchase patents.

Someone poured cold water on the idea: "General Di, and all the generals, these are light weapons, not up to par or presentable. Our American-equipped divisions' planes, tanks, and artillery are far more powerful than the Iron Torrent. They are practically useless. As long as the planes and artillery bombard them, nothing will grow."

This clever North American general was immediately attacked by everyone. "Are you an idiot? Didn't you see how well Commander Su used this to fight? What a miracle he created?"

General Di personally demonstrated the Type 81 rifle, repeatedly evaluated it, and praised it highly: "The effective range is at least 400 meters, the accuracy is extremely high, the rate of fire is excellent, and there is no jamming during continuous extreme firing. The reliability is extremely good. It is truly a peerless gun, a miracle!"

This one.

Since we are allies and the news has been leaked, then... let's have friendly negotiations and discuss intellectual property rights.

It still doesn’t work now!

Counterfeiting is illegal!

Haha.

"Commander Su, I'm truly impressed by you. Not only do you have amazing tactical skills, being proficient in both special operations and frontal combat, but you're also adept at safeguarding our nation's interests. You're principled and truly remarkable."

Look, the more awesome you are, the more people respect you!

Because this world is a jungle, haha.

Keep going.

Su Fei continued to attack the Japanese army with mature tactics. In one day, he once again captured two strong defense lines that the Japanese army was desperately defending, annihilated more than 500 Japanese soldiers, and suffered minimal losses himself.

All of a sudden, Su Fei and his special forces and the advanced nature of their weapons became important topics of discussion among the Allied forces. It was said that General Di and several British generals had already submitted applications to the country, requesting that someone be sent to negotiate with the Chinese government to acquire the patent rights at any cost!

Su Fei also requested that the country immediately ship more Type 81 rifles and Type 35 grenade launchers, as well as corresponding ammunition, and asked domestic arsenals to step up production and spare no effort. Otherwise, it would be bad if Britain and the United States took over mass production first.

When General Di heard that Su Fei was going to increase the transportation, he was overjoyed and immediately dispatched dozens of planes to the country...

Division Commander Tanaka returned to his base here, Xinpingyang Town.

He also arrived in Mandalay as scheduled to welcome the main force of the 18th Division.

The three infantry regiments and four special forces regiments, with abundant artillery, tanks and troops, were full of confidence. However, when they received the battle reports from the Nikon Valley and the central Hukawng Valley, they were shaking with anger.

These idiots, idiots, idiots, our division commander has just left for a while, and you have messed up the good situation. What a shame!

Division Commander Tanaka, who was good at shifting the blame, simply didn't believe that his large encirclement had failed to capture the Su Fei Special Forces, and thought that his subordinates were too incompetent.

Immediately mobilize troops to counterattack.

Colonel Shiro Yamazaki of the 55th Infantry Regiment quickly led his troops to attack, replacing the troops of the 56th Division. In addition, a company from the 13th Independent Rapid-Fire Artillery Battalion, a company from the 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment, and the First Field Hospital quickly set out as the vanguard.

A force of more than 5000 people, plus thousands of indigenous puppet troops, advanced in a mighty force.

Su Fei's troops have advanced to the northwest of Xinpingyang, more than 20 kilometers away.

At this time, a British paratrooper unit under General Brunet attacked the rear of the Japanese army and engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese. They accidentally landed behind the 55th Regiment of the Japanese Army and were attacked from both sides by a Japanese infantry battalion and the subsequent 12th Engineer Regiment. They suffered heavy losses and had to report to the headquarters and request reinforcements.

General Di asked Su Fei to lead the troops to go there immediately as paratrooper reinforcements. If the ground troops were to reinforce, the speed would be too slow, and by then, Brunei's troops might have collapsed.

Su Fei refused the order because his troops had not yet undergone any paratrooper airborne training. Going straight into battle would be a joke. Airborne operations required overcoming many psychological barriers!

Therefore, he suggested that they confront the Japanese army head-on, inflict heavy damage on them, attract heavy Japanese troops, and support the Brunei troops.

Of course, there is another trick, which is to send the powerful Allied 14th Air Force, which has air superiority, to bomb the Japanese army fiercely to support the Brunei troops.

General Di finally adopted Su Fei's suggestion.

At this time, Commander Zheng of the New First Army stationed in India had just flown in from China and asked to personally lead the main force to attack the Japanese army and asked Su Fei to return the command.

Su Fei also agreed, but asked for one last fight.

As a professional officer educated in the United States and Britain, Commander Zheng looked down upon Su Fei's tactics, the 35mm grenade, and the 81mm rifle. While others were advocating for it, he always believed that the planes, artillery, and tanks of the American-equipped divisions were the real deal! They were the iron torrent, invincible!

Commander Zheng nodded in agreement and personally went to the forward command post to observe Su Fei's battle command.

Su Fei received information that the exhausted Japanese 56th Division had withdrawn for reorganization, and the vanguard of the new 18th Division had entered the town of Xinpingyang. The Japanese troops he was facing had changed.

Therefore, troops were sent to launch a tentative attack.

The artillery fire roared. The American-equipped division had so much artillery fire that it was impossible to fire it all.

Then came the small troops that advanced. This was the ordinary troops.

As a result, they were counterattacked by Japanese artillery fire and Japanese infantry counterattacks.

A company of troops lost more than half of their troops and retreated.

Su Fei immediately felt keenly that the morale and tactics of the Japanese army on the opposite side were obviously different, and the artillery fire had also increased, with a large number of rapid-fire cannons!

Commander Zheng requested another artillery preparation. Boom, boom, boom, relying on the artillery advantage, the enemy was completely crushed.

Su Fei refused.

Because of doing so, the artillery fire consumption was very high and the effect was not ideal. The Japanese 56th Division built many strong fortifications and tunnels, so the artillery shells were wasted.

Based on the enemy's powerful counterattack, Su Fei decided to show weakness.

Despite opposition from Commander Zheng and General Di, Su Fei ordered Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu to lead the troops to retreat 20 miles.

The entire frontline force retreated.

However, in the vast primeval forest in the river valley, Su Fei ambushed his special forces.

After a burst of artillery fire, a regiment of the Indian Army began to retreat.

After the Japanese army discovered the situation, they sent a search team to investigate. Finally, Colonel Shiro Yamazaki, commander of the 55th Regiment, reported this to Division Commander Tanaka with great satisfaction and was rewarded. He then immediately advanced and resumed his original position in the Hukawng Valley.

The long river valley in this area is part of the Burma Road. It is of course very important and must be cut off to continue to blockade China's southwest!

Part of the 55th Regiment continued to attack the Brunei forces on the flank.

Soon, the Japanese vanguard entered the front line of the Su Fei troops more than 500 meters, and the Japanese rapid-fire guns and mortars fired provocatively at the positions of the Indian Army.

The Japanese troops of the 18th Division had not yet engaged in battle with the Indian Army, so they did not know how powerful they were. In the previous contact battle, although the Indian Army's artillery fire was dense and large in caliber, it was covering fire, and its accuracy and killing capabilities made the Japanese artillery, who valued actual combat effects, sneer at them.

The Japanese army recaptured Kaile Town.

Su Fei's army also launched artillery counterattacks against the Japanese army.

Suddenly, the Japanese army was confused.

A Japanese rapid-fire artillery squadron had just arrived and was firing from 4000 meters away. It had not yet effectively organized its artillery positions and was discovered by Su Feijun, who immediately launched covering fire.

The troops stationed in India have air superiority and many reconnaissance planes. They have marked many places along the way of retreat and are shooting at all the elements!

As soon as the enemy's position was discovered, the reconnaissance plane reported it immediately and artillery fire was deployed.

The large-caliber howitzers quickly blasted the Japanese rapid-fire artillery squadron into pieces, killing the Japanese artillerymen and damaging their guns. The entire army was wiped out, and some of the shells were useless.

Not only that, a squadron of the 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment not far away was also destroyed in this way.

The destruction of the Japanese artillery was equivalent to having its claws broken off!

Not only that, Su Fei's troops launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army head-on, with artillery fire, air bombing, infantry charges, and tank cover. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and directly withdrew from Kaile Town.

The Japanese were lured here by Su Fei's fishing tactic. The Japanese strongholds and fortifications along the way had long been blown up and leveled by the Indian Army. The Japanese coming here was equivalent to going from the mountains and fortresses to the open wilderness to face the powerful artillery fire of the Indian Army. Isn't this courting death? Isn't this extremely stupid?

Inside and outside Kaile Town, more than 1000 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, with corpses everywhere. Seriously wounded soldiers were crying and dying, and some Japanese soldiers committed suicide in despair and depression.

Su Fei's troops advanced head-on and easily recaptured Kaile Town, with less than 150 casualties.

Commander Zheng, who participated in the battle with the army, was impressed. "Commander Su's strategy is amazing. I understand it now. The retreat is really a brilliant move. The new Japanese troops have arrived and are eager to make a contribution. They will definitely rush in and attack without hesitation, which will play into their trap!"

"Although this loss-to-service ratio is due to our army's advantages in artillery and air superiority, it would be difficult to achieve without Commander Su's proper tactical command. I admire you. Your reputation is well-deserved!"

Su Fei smiled faintly: "General, what do you think our casualty ratio is in this battle?"

Commander Zheng said: "The Japanese army lost about 1050 men, and our army lost about 45 men, with 97 wounded. Taking our casualties together, the ratio is 7 to 1. If we only count the casualties, the figures would be even more shocking."

Su Fei shook his head. "That's not the case. We know from the spoils of war that our opponent is the Japanese 18th Division. This time, the Japanese 55th Infantry Regiment, the head of the Japanese army, except for an infantry battalion that is currently fighting General Brunei's troops, the rest of the troops plus the indigenous puppet troops, total about 4000 people. I estimate that these Japanese troops will not survive until dawn tomorrow."

what?

Commander Zheng didn't believe it, nor did Commander Zhang and Chief of Staff Wu. Soon, Commander Sun of the newly formed 38th Division, who came from the rear to observe, also didn't believe it.

No matter how powerful our artillery fire is, we cannot do this. The Japanese army is a new and cutting-edge force with strong combat effectiveness. They are definitely not made of clay.

"Commander, don't be complacent, or you'll suffer."

At this time, several British and American officers also came. Worried about her husband's danger, the military doctor Jones who came to provide protection also carefully gave Su Fei a friendly warning.

Su Fei hugged her and said, "My wife is right."

As a result, everyone's defense was broken.

The British and American generals were envious to death, and the officers of the Indian Army were so jealous that they kept coughing: "Be careful of the impact."

Su Fei ordered the communications personnel to keep their phones on 24 hours a day to contact the special forces.

At the same time, send troops to advance head-on, but advance slowly. If you find that the enemy is putting up tough resistance, stop.

"Why?"

No one can understand.

Su Fei's order was to use magnetic tactics to entangle the enemy, but never attack too fiercely and scare the enemy away.

An hour later, because the troops on the front line advanced too quickly, Su Fei ordered to find the vanguard company commander and directly dismiss him from his post for investigation!

This?

I don’t understand it. I don’t understand it at all.

Commander Su, aren't you being too cautious? Are you afraid of a Japanese ambush within our ranks? No way! Our air force bombing and artillery and tank fire can destroy everything!

"Sir, you should work harder!" Lieutenant Colonel Jones pouted.

Su Fei glanced at her and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Jones, you are pregnant, so you should rest more and talk less."

Huh? That's a lot of information.

Army Commander Zheng, Division Commander Sun, Regimental Commander Zhang, Chief of Staff Wu, and British and American generals were once again defeated.

"You guys are actually showing off your affection?"

Su Fei asked everyone to rest and wait for good news.

As the afternoon passed, Su Fei's troops stubbornly stuck to the Japanese army and advanced 3000 meters.

The Japanese army had finally established a strong position there, which infuriated the British and American officers and the generals stationed in India. They all complained in their hearts, "Is this just to brag to your foreign wife?"