Bright Sword: From Soldier to Brigade Commander

Carrying the elderly and children, the main residents of Baijia Town began to move.

Some of the things that were difficult to move were sealed in several deep tunnels, and only a few people were left to hide in them and conduct reconnaissance.

Su Fei estimated that the Japanese army would retaliate soon and the means would be extremely cruel. They would probably use large-scale aerial bombs and poison gas bombs to completely destroy Baijia Town.

At Su Fei's request, Sun Desheng's cavalry company assisted and protected the villagers' transfer.

The condition was that the more than 30 military horses currently in the hands of the Baijia Town troops would be donated to the cavalry company free of charge, and all the matching military equipment, including saddles, sabers, cavalry guns, etc.

But Company Commander Sun Desheng was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes!

"Deputy Commander Su, how can you be so embarrassed? We are a family. Helping the people is the duty of the Eighth Route Army. You can't be so generous! You are not a landlord! Commander Su, you called me, this, this, this..."

Sun Desheng no longer rode his own horse, but gave it to the villagers to transport supplies.

Su Fei asked the soldiers of the cavalry company to patrol around Baijia Town and intercept the returning villagers, and let them follow the team to the independent regiment’s headquarters and enter the base to avoid retaliation from the Japanese army.

The relocation task was officially completed at noon after a busy day, and all the villagers within 3,000 meters of Baijia Town had moved away.

In the afternoon, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops surrounded Baijia Town, carrying gas masks and three layers of gas. Then, three Japanese planes launched a fierce attack on Baijia Town. The huge bombs made a shocking sound. Then, the Japanese army released red and green tubes of poison gas in the upwind direction, completely submerging the area around Baijia Town in poison gas.

When the investigators reported the situation, Su Fei had already brought the main military and civilians of Baijia Town to the location of the independent regiment to report his work to the organization.

"Haha, our young man got into trouble and came back to his mother's house to ask for help!" Li Yunlong came to greet him with his men, laughing heartily.

But when Su Fei finished reporting the situation, Li Yunlong and others became completely uneasy.

"You wiped out 330 devils in just one day and one night, with only 61 casualties? You're just militia guerrillas, without even a few days of training, and the Japanese are the elite Yamazaki Battalion? Comrade Su Fei, you can't bully the devils like this! If you keep going like this, the devils will just run back home and stop playing with us! Hahaha!"

Cavalry company commander Sun Desheng immediately confirmed Su Fei's words, and emphasized that Su Fei had given the independent regiment more than 30 captured Japanese horses and a full set of equipment, which were then equipped to his own troops.

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Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao and others all smiled happily!

"Deputy Captain Su, we are all family. Isn't it being too formal for you to be so polite?"

Su Fei led the leaders to visit his own troops. There were more than 130 male and female soldiers, wearing three kinds of camouflage uniforms, each with a 38 rifle, and equipped with 21 light machine guns, 18 grenade launchers, 7 mortars, and a pistol for each person. All those above the rank of deputy squad leader were equipped with binoculars. The boxes of shells and bullets were piled up, making everyone very greedy.

"What a waste! What a waste!"

"Comrade Su Fei, you've made a fortune! You're a wealthy man, richer than your mother's family!"

"We can't withstand this kind of firepower."

Everyone was also very interested in the unit's uniforms, twisting them with their own hands and praising the camouflage uniforms as truly advanced, saying they were more concealable than the existing uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. Furthermore, the materials were readily available, and by using the uniforms of the Japanese and puppet troops, they transformed them into something truly special, without competing with the civilian population for precious supplies.

Many people asked Su Fei to make some more and distribute one set to everyone!

Political Commissar Zhao Gang said that this miraculous situation should be reported to the higher authorities, hoping that they would consider this approach.

"Comrade Su Fei, you have so many ideas! This method is absolutely amazing!"

After a while of excitement, Li Yunlong put his arm around Su Fei's shoulders and sighed with emotion, "Everyone, take a look at my vision. Look at the cadres I promoted. They are all top-notch combat heroes!"

Su Fei suggested that everyone take a group photo together.

Li Yunlong pushed Su Fei away and said, "Comrade Su, you are trying to embarrass me by betraying your master and ancestors. How can we have a master who can shoot a film in our independent regiment?"

Su Fei waved his hand, and Bai Dayan came over with two female soldiers, holding cameras and taking pictures of everyone. Eggplant, exposure, spray smoke, click! Done!

The camera was also captured from the Japanese, and the female soldier was taught the photography technique by Su Fei.

Political Commissar Zhao Gang shook Su Fei's hand and said, "The brigade commander's decision to send you abroad is truly far-sighted. You are indeed suited to independent command!"

Su Fei proposed to exchange the 100 surplus 38 rifles and matching bullets of the Baijia Town troops with the independent regiment in exchange for the same number of miscellaneous rifles. The purpose was to strengthen the strength of the main force. When the Baijia Town troops expanded, the new recruits would be trained with miscellaneous rifles.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Sun Desheng and others all praised Su Fei highly.

Political Commissar Zhao Gang, in particular, had completely recognized Su Fei. "Comrade Su Fei's loyalty, courage, and overall awareness have made his previous shortcomings insignificant. In every respect, he meets the political standards of a Party member and an Eighth Route Army cadre! Comrade Su Fei, and everyone else, I will immediately report this matter to my superiors and implore the Brigade Headquarters to revoke the previous suspension!"

After the greetings and the lively conversation, Su Fei once again emphasized that the Japanese army was about to dispatch its main field forces to carry out long-range penetration strikes deep into our base area, with the goal of decapitating the Eighth Route Army headquarters and destroying important facilities such as arsenals. It was extremely dangerous.

"My urgent interrogation of Japanese and puppet army prisoners has confirmed this intelligence. I ask our superiors to strengthen the security forces in the heart of our base, especially the Huangyadong Arsenal. We must not be complacent and cause heavy losses."

Political Commissar Zhao Gang immediately became serious, took notes quickly, and after an urgent consultation with Li Yunlong, he alerted the brigade headquarters by phone and telegram.

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After everything was settled, Su Fei brought people to visit the villagers of Baijia Town, as well as the people who had returned from several surrounding villages and were urgently evacuated, to mobilize everyone to join the army. After all, the Japanese have already set their sights on us, and we have no choice but to take up arms to resist!

75 people from Baijia Town and 97 people from surrounding villages signed up to join the army. They signed up on the spot, were organized on the spot, and were given rifles and bullets on the spot.

In fact, there were still many villagers in the surrounding area who wanted to sign up to join the army. Their villages had been burned to ashes by the Japanese invaders. They were so angry that they stomped their feet and cursed, wishing they could bite the Japanese invaders to death.

Su Fei also took the opportunity to propose to Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhao Gang that he join the army with a gun and return to the independent regiment.

But, this requires approval from higher-ups, right?

Well, Su Fei requested that all the more than 300 new and old soldiers of the Baijia Town troops receive regular training from the veterans of the independent regiment, from military to ideological, comprehensive training, for one month!

Li Yunlong's eyes widened. "Oh my god, no wonder you're so generous. It turns out you have some hidden agenda. You're not one to take a loss, you're like me in that respect! Hahaha!"