Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

In every battle, the troops were covered by artillery fire. Ordinary troops charged or pretended to charge to attract the Japanese troops to fight. At night, the Japanese found it difficult to discover Su Fei's troops lurking under their noses and they were quickly singled out.

The Japanese army naively believed that their fortifications were strong, their concealment and protection were good, and their combat techniques were sophisticated. The enemy would discover them anyway and would continue the previous one-sided killing of the National Army.

Two hours later, Su Fei's troops had advanced to the last Japanese holding position. The Japanese soldiers here did not know that the other positions had been lost and were dreaming.

Su Fei's troops rushed in and used a burst of 81 rifle fire to turn them into honeycomb coal balls.

After repeated searches and reconnaissances, the position was completely occupied in more than three hours.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were wiped out, and several Japanese officers and soldiers were deliberately captured and injured, so that they lost their combat effectiveness and were captured as mascots for interrogation and the inside story of the Battle of Songshan.

"What? Songshan has been taken? Impossible, absolutely impossible." Commander Huo and others were stunned.

When the prisoners were taken there for interrogation, they couldn't believe it.

"Ahhhhh." Several captured Japanese officers jumped up and down in anger, saying that the National Army had launched a surprise attack and that the victory was unfair.

At the same time, they were also wondering what tactics and powerful weapons the National Army used tonight. There were obviously not many people charging, so why did the defenders of the Songshan Fortress end up dead?

Commander Huo was also puzzled and hurried to ask Su Fei. Su Fei was already very tired and fell asleep. All the officers and soldiers participating in the battle hid the night vision goggles, wrapped them up, and wrote "35 Grenade Launching Auxiliary Device" on them to mix them up and try to keep them secret.

Who knows if there are any Japanese spies infiltrated into the National Army?

The next morning, the National Army's main force thoroughly searched the position and completely eliminated the enemy. At the same time, they collected the bodies of both sides and buried them, and restored traffic on the Burma Road section in Songshan. At this point, the second phase of the Expeditionary Force had cleared the intestinal obstruction and could advance in a mighty manner.

"Commander Su, what method did you use to win?" Commander Huo and a large group of commanders, army commanders and division commanders were eagerly waiting to know the truth.

Su Fei said: "We lurk at the enemy's front line and wait for the enemy to come out to fight and shoot at night. Then we find the enemy's precise position and kill them immediately. It's that simple."

what?

No one believed it, but no one could refute it.

Finally, Commander Huo asked Su Fei to tell the truth.

Su Fei took the opportunity to make a request: "I can tell the truth, but you must ask the government to investigate the truth about my plane crashing in the storm. Let's exchange secrets! I am sure that the plane's problem was not accidental, because the planes of other special forces officers and soldiers all overcame the storm and left. Only my plane had an accident."

Commander Huo was overjoyed. As long as it was possible, it would be fine. "Don't worry, Commander Su. I sympathize with your situation. You are a true hero of the War of Resistance. We can't let heroes shed blood and tears! I will immediately request the National Government to conduct an investigation. In fact, both the Military and Central Bureaus have conducted investigations. The truth may be revealed soon."

Su Fei extended his hand: "Deal."

After that, Su Fei's troops followed the expeditionary force and began fighting in western Yunnan. They were the ones who took on every toughest challenge.

The pursuit battle in Gaoligong Mountain and the siege battles in Longling City and Tengchong City all took enormous efforts and achieved remarkable results, helping the expeditionary force to achieve a brilliant victory. Especially in the battle of Tengchong, under normal circumstances, the national army would have lost thousands or even tens of thousands of people. However, after Su Fei's troops appeared on the scene, the national army only lost hundreds of people and wiped out most of a Japanese infantry regiment!

The expeditionary force moved further south to attack the key point of Mizhina, and joined forces with the New First Army and others in the counterattack in northern Myanmar, completely opening up the Burma Road and allowing military supplies from the Allied forces to pass unimpeded.

However, General Di was ostracized due to his straightforward nature. Upon hearing this news, Su Fei once again questioned Commander Huo about the progress of the Nationalist government's investigation into the plane crash site in northern Myanmar. Commander Huo honestly replied, "We're investigating, but we've only just begun because we need to go to the crash site to search for the black box. We need to understand a lot before we can solve the problem."

What he said made sense. The comrades had deep feelings for each other and did not hide anything.

However, this result also gave Su Fei a reason to refuse to reveal the truth about the night vision goggles.

Let’s return to China.

This time, Commander Huo personally named him and Su Fei to take a plane together, and the two flew back to Chuncheng.

Afterwards, all 500 officers and soldiers of the special forces, 320 of whom survived, returned to the Hebei-Chahar War Zone carrying the urns of more than 180 people.

The mission of assisting the expeditionary force was successfully completed, and Su Fei was warmly welcomed by Political Commissar Zhao Gang, Shen Quan, Xing Zhiguo, Zhang Dabiao and others.

The arsenal here was also initially established, capable of producing 81 rifles, 35 grenades and launchers. At the same time, more instruments and equipment purchased from North America arrived.

Su Fei can quickly combine, install and debug these parts to make them the most outstanding weapon for defending the country that is far ahead of its time.

There are about 200 sets of night vision goggles in total.

The production of 81 rifles and 35 grenades was in full swing in the arsenal and light cavalry column led by Li Yunlong. Even the Huangyadong Arsenal obtained the technology and started production.

In addition to the good news, Su Fei was also greeted by a large-scale raid by the Japanese army.

This time, the Japanese army launched a campaign in advance to open up the mainland transportation lines. The Japanese army took the lead in launching a battle in North China to eliminate the threat on the flank, and then went south to attack southern Henan and other places. The 114th Division of the Japanese First Army, its 7 independent mixed infantry brigades, and the 5 divisions reinforced by the Kwantung Army formed a powerful corps.

The Japanese army also dispatched the Kwantung Army's Third Air Group to North China.

In the previous period, the destruction of several Japanese divisions and independent mixed brigades had caused the Japanese army to feel seriously anxious and timid, so they assembled heavy troops.

The Japanese army also mobilized more than 80,000 puppet Manchukuo troops from outside the Great Wall, and assembled 200,000 puppet troops in North China, launching a three-month sweep across North China.

After receiving the news, according to the orders of the superiors, the cavalry army of more than 30,000 people in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone was going to engage in a head-on decisive battle with the Japanese army.

This is an order from the government.

Fortunately, Political Commissar Zhao Gang's training was very thorough, and the ideological and political work was also in place, so the officers and soldiers developed a strong fighting spirit. By the way, this unit has become Eighth Route Army-style.

It is equipped with a total of 3000 Type 81 rifles and 1000 Type 35 grenade launchers, but is slightly short of ammunition.

Mobile warfare?

That's all.

The Japanese army had a large number of aircraft, heavy artillery and tanks, and was far from being an opponent in a head-on confrontation, so they could only engage in mobile warfare.

Su Fei was not polite either. He let Political Commissar Zhao Gang take charge of the overall situation, and he himself led a cavalry army of 8000 people and took the lead in the battle.

Outside the city of Hebi, two Japanese troops surrounded them. In the morning, Su Fei's army launched an attack on the Japanese army.

2000 cavalry soldiers, armed with 81 rifles and 35 grenades, charged towards the Japanese army. In the rear, the cavalry's mortars and mountain artillery fired at the Japanese army, combating the Japanese firepower threat.

A Japanese infantry battalion was quickly defeated. Under the crazy strafing of 81 rifle bullets and the bombardment of 35 grenades, the important firepower points such as grenade launchers, machine gunners, mortars on the Japanese front line were eliminated before they could play a role. The Japanese rifles and the cavalry's 81 rifles exchanged fire and found themselves becoming pitiful little cuties!

Over there, there were sporadic gunshots, and over here, heavy rain was pouring down!

The blitzkrieg attack wiped out the Japanese army.

In the later stages of the battle, more than 300 Japanese soldiers completely lost their fighting spirit and turned around and fled, which is a very rare phenomenon.

They could not escape and were caught up by the cavalry soldiers, who hacked them to death and captured many of them.

130 cavalry soldiers were killed.

Then, the troops were divided into three groups, which quickly made a detour to divide and encircle the other Japanese group, which consisted of an infantry battalion, a cavalry search unit, and an artillery unit.

The Japanese infantry firepower was completely unable to resist the Su Feijun's automatic rifles and 35mm grenades and was quickly suppressed. Although the Japanese officers and soldiers relied on trenches to fight, they were still shot and killed in large numbers.

When the cavalry charged forward, the Japanese army collapsed psychologically. They jumped out of the trenches, raised their long 38-inch bayonets, and launched a counterattack against the cavalry.

Fight back?

This is crazy, okay?

Su Fei's cavalry fired a burst of shots, and the Japanese soldiers fell down in large numbers.

In the later stages of the battle, it was no longer a fight to the death between the two sides, but a crushing battle between the cavalry and the enemy.

In the end, the Japanese army was completely wiped out, with more than 1400 killed, more than 250 captured, and the cavalry army lost more than 100 people.

Advanced weapons and ammunition have completely changed the situation in frontal combat. Small Japanese units without aircraft and heavy artillery will be quickly suppressed and annihilated.

Relying on the combat intelligence of the Eighth Route Army system and the National Army system, the Cavalry Army continuously and proactively attacked and challenged the enemy. Any enemy force smaller than an infantry regiment would be raided.

Near Manchester, Su Fei learned that a Japanese infantry regiment suddenly ran more than 50 miles to launch a surprise attack while on the march. After a short rest, the cavalry army quickly made a detour and surrounded the Japanese army.

After the Japanese army discovered this, they quickly prepared for war.

At this time, the cavalry army's various artillery fires bombarded the Japanese army fiercely. The Japanese army huddled in several villages outside Manchester and suffered countless casualties. They had no choice but to retreat to Manchester.

The Japanese regiment commander requested planes to bomb while using all artillery fire to counterattack the cavalry army.

The cavalry surrounded the Japanese army on three sides, leaving one side open, forcing them to flee towards Manchester. Seeing a chance to escape, the Japanese quickly set off.

On the way, they were surrounded on all sides by the cavalry, especially the 35mm howitzers, which killed the Japanese infantry clusters accurately and quickly, making the Japanese army unable to raise their heads.

Large numbers of Japanese infantrymen were killed or wounded in the explosion and lost their combat effectiveness.

The Japanese regimental commander committed suicide in despair. Before dying, he turned towards the cavalry and cursed them for their lack of military ethics. Actually, they used so many mortars, at least hundreds of them? What a waste. Ahhhh.

The Japanese 114th Division finally met Su Fei's Cavalry Army.

Of course, it was Su Fei who took the initiative to approach the Japanese 114th Division. This main force of the Japanese army stationed in Shanxi was now directly commanded by the commander of the First Army, Kozuka. Therefore, Su Fei thought he could directly defeat the commander of the Japanese First Army, so he rushed over.

It was a little after 3 a.m., and the Japanese army was still asleep. The division was marching rapidly, and after several days of marching, it had to rest.

In the small area of ​​Hebei-Chahar War Zone, the Japanese army slept quite soundly, because not only did they have the powerful force of a division, but there were also many local strongholds and Japanese assistance, and 3 puppet troops nearby, forming an iron wall encirclement of the left wing. They never dreamed that they would be ambushed.

They didn't know how fast Su Fei's cavalry was.

This time, Su Fei led only 3500 people, each with two horses. After arriving, he used his usual tactics. He tied grease-soaked clothes and other objects to the tails of all the horses and set them on fire, forcing the horses to rush towards the Japanese army.

More than 7500 horses launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army. Although the awakened Japanese soldiers shot and killed more than 500 horses, more than 800 Japanese soldiers were trampled to death and 1500 were injured. The entire army was defeated.

More than 10,000 devils were trampled to death and more than 2000 were injured or killed. It was really not a lot, but the Japanese army was disrupted and forced to flee everywhere. The organization and command disappeared. Mashan was transformed into a soldier and was shot by the Su Fei troops who followed up.

3500 people and the fierce bombardment of 35mm howitzers made the Japanese army think that thousands of anti-tank guns were coming. They were terrified and completely lost their will to fight.

The Japanese army ran in front, and Su Fei's army chased them from behind, chasing them for more than 30 miles in one breath until the Japanese army received reinforcements.

In addition to those who were trampled to death or injured by war horses, more than 3800 Japanese soldiers were killed by Su Fei's army, and 2400 were wounded or captured!

More than half of the 114th Division suffered casualties.

Especially the prisoners, 2400 people were captured at one time, which was unprecedented.

The Japanese division commander escaped by chance.

This Japanese division lost all its baggage, ammunition, artillery, war horses and draft horses, food, comfort women, confidential documents, and all of its more than 200 light and heavy machine guns.

Su Fei's troops successfully recovered their horses. Although the horses' tails were burned and the losses were great, it was worth it!

The Japanese army was furious and immediately gathered troops to besiege Su Fei's army. Su Fei's army quickly retreated. The light cavalry on horseback was extremely fast and the Japanese army could not catch up at all. If they divided their troops to encircle them, they would be attacked by Su Fei's army and wiped out in one fell swoop.

The Japanese army's three-month sweep across North China was disrupted by Su Fei's cavalry. In the half month or so, tens of thousands of people were killed or wounded. Due to the continuous failures in battles, the puppet troops were terrified and fled!

Of course, other national troops and the Eighth Route Army were fighting against the Japanese army.

Now, the Eighth Route Army equipped with 81 rifles and 35 grenades, especially the cavalry column led by Li Yunlong, was also very powerful. They attacked the Japanese army continuously and wiped out thousands of Japanese soldiers at one time many times.

The Japanese army's large-scale sweep soon failed.

Su Fei led his cavalry to the cavalry column and joined forces with Li Yunlong. They would fight together in their new combat positions and contribute new strength to the country and the nation! (End of the play)